Prices, payments and change
Add prices, compare costs and calculate change in dollars and cents.
Independent Pi Leo Academy learning material organised around the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0 Level 4 descriptors; independent curriculum review is continuing. Year 4 is not an official NAPLAN testing year; NAPLAN is held in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It is not an official VCAA, ACARA, NAPLAN, government or IXL resource.
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What is $2.14 rounded to the nearest 5 cents?
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Answer: $2.15
- The exact total is $2.14.
- Round the final total to the nearest multiple of $0.05.
- 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.
- VC2M4N08-C01Solve problems involving purchases.
- VC2M4N08-C02Calculate change.
- VC2M4N08-C03Calculate change to the nearest 5 cents.
- VC2M4N08-C04Solve purchase and change problems with digital tools.
- VC2M4N08-C05Solve purchase and change problems without digital tools.
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- 01Round to the nearest five cents
- 02Round to the nearest five cents: word problems
- 03Add and subtract money amounts: up to $1
- 04Add and subtract money amounts
- 05Add and subtract money amounts: word problems
- 06Find the change, price or amount paid
- 07Price lists with addition and subtraction