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VC2M4N08 Official strand: Number

Prices, payments and change

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Add prices, compare costs and calculate change in dollars and cents.

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What is $2.14 rounded to the nearest 5 cents?

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Answer: $2.15

  1. The exact total is $2.14.
  2. Round the final total to the nearest multiple of $0.05.
  3. The answer is $2.15.

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Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0

VC2M4N08

solve problems involving purchases and the calculation of change to the nearest 5 cents with and without digital tools

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  • This revision explicitly asks learners to solve the purchase and change exercises without a calculator; digital-tool use is not assessed.
  1. VC2M4N08-C01Solve problems involving purchases.
  2. VC2M4N08-C02Calculate change.
  3. VC2M4N08-C03Calculate change to the nearest 5 cents.
  4. VC2M4N08-C04Solve purchase and change problems with digital tools.
  5. VC2M4N08-C05Solve purchase and change problems without digital tools.

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  1. 01Round to the nearest five cents
  2. 02Round to the nearest five cents: word problems
  3. 03Add and subtract money amounts: up to $1
  4. 04Add and subtract money amounts
  5. 05Add and subtract money amounts: word problems
  6. 06Find the change, price or amount paid
  7. 07Price lists with addition and subtraction
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