Grocery Store Math

Grocery Store Prices

How much do you need to pay?

• The price of an item uses the units dollars and cents.

• There are 100 cents in one dollar.​

• Dollars come before the decimal.

• Cents come after the decimal.

• Since it is unusual to count ou​t coins when you pay, you need to add a dollar to the price to cover the cents part.

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• We call this "Dollar Up"

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​Reading Prices

Multiple Choice

In the United States, the units for money are ____.

• Dollars and Cents

• Euros and Cents

• Pounds and Shillings

• Rupees and Paise

Multiple Choice

How many dollars does it cost?

• $4

• $59

• $0.04

• $0.59

Multiple Choice

How many cents does it cost?

• $4

• $59

• $0.04

• $0.59

Multiple Choice

How much to Dollar Up?

• $4

• $5

• $10

Multiple Choice

How much to Dollar Up?

• $7

• $2

• $3

Multiple Choice

How much to Dollar Up?

• $1

• $6

• $2

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• In the United States, we pay money to the government whenever we buy things.

• This money is called "Sales Tax."

• The government uses this money to pay for roads, schools, fire departments, snow plows, and other things all people need. ​

• In Massachusetts, the sales tax is 6%. For e​very dollar in an item's price, we pay 6 cents to the government.

• The sales tax is not written on the price tag, so we need to predict it.

• To predict the sales tax, we do:

  • Dollar​ amount X 6 = Tax

• We add the tax, in cents, to the price tag to find out what to pay.

Predicting Taxes

Multiple Choice

The money we pay to the government when we buy something is called ____.

• Tax

• Budget

• Income

Open Ended

"Two things taxes pay for are _____ and _____."

Multiple Choice

In Massachusetts, the sales tax is ___.

• 2%

• 6%

• 10%

• 25%

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Multiple Choice

When you see a price tag in the store, is the sales tax included?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

To predict the final price, you need to:

• Add the tax to the price

• Subtract the tax from the price

• Remember that your budget is how much money you have to spend.

• Because taxes are not written on the price tag, you need to do some math to see if an item fits in your budget.

• If you do not ha​ve enough money, you can get a smaller size, find a different item, or buy it next time.

​Enough Money?

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Multiple Choice

The amount of money you have to spend is your ____.

• Tax

• Budget

• Income

Multiple Choice

If the price is greater than your budget, you can ___.

• Get a smaller size, get a different item, or get it next time

• Cry, yell, or scream until someone buys it for you

• Steal money from a friend or teacher

• Try to talk the cashier into letting you pay less

Multiple Choice

The price tag says: $4.25.

You have 4 dollars.

Do you have enough?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The price tag says: $4.25.

You have 5 dollars.

Do you have enough?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The price tag says: $4.85.

You have 5 dollars.

Do you have enough?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The price tag says: $2.75.

You have 2 dollars.

Do you have enough?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The price tag says: $7.25.

You have 8 dollars.

Do you have enough?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The price tag says: $7.75.

You have 8 dollars.

Do you have enough?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes, people carry around $1 bills, called "Singles."

• But, most people do not have many singles. They instead carry $5, $10, or $20 bills.

• This can make it harder to pay the exact amount you owe.

• Inst​ead, pay with a bigger bill, and then get change.

​Your Wallet

Multiple Choice

A $1 bill is called ____.

• An Only

• A Single

• A Sole

Multiple Choice

If you don't have the exact number of singles, you should pay with:

• The next higher bill

• The biggest bill you have

• A smaller bill

Multiple Choice

At the register, your total is $3.

Which bill is best?

• 1 Single

• $5

• $10

• $20

Multiple Choice

At the register, your total is $0.65.

Which bill is best?

• 1 Single

• $5

• $10

• $20

Multiple Choice

At the register, your total is $11.50.

Which bill is best?

• 1 Single

• $5

• $10

• $20

Multiple Choice

At the register, your total is $5.60.

Which bill is best?

• 1 Single

• $5

• $10

• $20

Open Ended

The price tag on your item is $2.50.

The sales tax is ____.

The total price is ____.

The next highest dollar is ____.

You should pay with ____.