Word Problems on Money (Primary 3)

Tins of sunflower oil were sold in a shop

Tim wanted to spend the least amount of money when buying 5kg of sunflower oil.

What is the least amount of money he needed to buy the 5kg of sunflower oil?

1kg sunflower oil cost $5.50

2kg sunflower oil cost $8.90

4kg sunflower oil cost $17.50

(a)  

Henry had 247 toy cars.

Ben had 27 more toy cars than Henry.

How many toy cars do they have altogether?

• 521

• 274

• 548

• 494

Crystal and Isabelle wants to buy a bun each. Crystal is short of 50 cents whereas Isabelle is short of 70 cents. The total amount of money they have is just enough to buy one bun. How much is the bun?

(a)  

I had $45. I bought a hamster that cost $29.

How much had I left?

(a)  

A standard Audi r8 costs $3,000

A special edition of it costs $5,000

What is their total cost?

(a)  

Jenny had $30. Ben had $50. Ali had $15 less than both of them.

How much does Ali have?

• 85

• 65

• 80

• 95

Zoey saved $9.95.

Rebbeca saved $8.90

How many did they save altogether?

(a)  

Alex had $43.00.

Axel had $53.00.

How much did they have altogether ？

(a)  

Ron had $20. He wanted to buy five oranges for $16. How much money had he left after buying the oranges?

(a)  

M has $561 and Y has $225. How much money do they have altogether?

• $786

• $768

• $741

• $813