Chapter practice examination

Show your thinking; use diagrams when they help. Do not open solutions during your first attempt.

Check your work: Finish the problems first, then ask a parent or tutor to review them with the separate answer-key copy.

1. A1

   A student answers the following question with “$4.28”. Explain whether the answer is correct, then solve the question and justify your answer. Original question: You have $5.87 and spend $1.60. How much remains? (3 points)

2. A2

   Write 274 cents as dollars and cents. (2 points)

3. A3

   Write 469 cents as dollars and cents. (2 points)

4. A4

   You have $1.36. How much more money do you need to make exactly $10.00? (2 points)

5. A5

   A student answers the following question with “$9.65”. Explain whether the answer is correct, then solve the question and justify your answer. Original question: You have $20.00. You buy two items costing $7.13 and $3.23. What change do you receive? (3 points)

6. A6

   You have $20.00. You buy two items costing $8.59 and $1.70. What change do you receive? (2 points)

7. A7

   A notebook costs $8.55 and a pencil case costs $1.25. What is the total cost? (2 points)

8. A8

   You have $7.66 and spend $2.20. How much remains? (2 points)

9. A9

   A student answers the following question with “$8.01”. Explain whether the answer is correct, then solve the question and justify your answer. Original question: Write 800 cents as dollars and cents. (3 points)

10. A10

    A notebook costs $3.15 and a pencil case costs $0.81. What is the total cost? (2 points)

11. A11

    A notebook costs $6.38 and a pencil case costs $3.23. What is the total cost? (2 points)

12. A12

    A notebook costs $6.52 and a pencil case costs $3.64. What is the total cost? (2 points)

13. A13

    A student answers the following question with “$1.67”. Explain whether the answer is correct, then solve the question and justify your answer. Original question: You have $5.26 and spend $3.60. How much remains? (3 points)

14. A14

    You have $4.13. How much more money do you need to make exactly $10.00? (2 points)

15. A15

    You have $30.00. You buy two items costing $4.69 and $3.52. What change do you receive? (2 points)

16. A16

    You have $4.85. How much more money do you need to make exactly $10.00? (2 points)

17. A17

    A student answers the following question with “$13.59”. Explain whether the answer is correct, then solve the question and justify your answer. Original question: You have $20.00. You buy two items costing $3.79 and $2.63. What change do you receive? (3 points)

18. A18

    You have $5.74. How much more money do you need to make exactly $10.00? (2 points)

19. A19

    A notebook costs $4.75 and a pencil case costs $2.09. What is the total cost? (2 points)

20. A20

    You have $2.87 and spend $1.42. How much remains? (2 points)

21. A21

    A student answers the following question with “$2.47”. Explain whether the answer is correct, then solve the question and justify your answer. Original question: Write 246 cents as dollars and cents. (3 points)

22. A22

    You have $9.69 and spend $1.41. How much remains? (2 points)

23. A23

    You have $10.00 and spend $3.75. Find the change by counting up, explaining each jump. (3 points)

24. A24

    Explain why $7.05 is 7 dollars and 5 cents rather than 7 dollars and 50 cents. (3 points)