You're given a worksheet titled
“Making Change from $5.00 Bills”. The goal is to calculate the
change received when someone pays with a
$5.00 bill for an item of a given cost.
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🔢 How to Calculate Change:
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Change = Amount Paid – Item Cost
Since every transaction uses a
$5.00 bill, we subtract each item’s cost from
$5.00.
Let’s go row by row:
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✔ Row 1:
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Item Cost: $3.75
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Amount Paid: $5.00
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Change: $5.00 – $3.75 =
$1.25
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✔ Row 2:
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Item Cost: $2.20
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Amount Paid: $5.00
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Change: $5.00 – $2.20 =
$2.80
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✔ Row 3:
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Item Cost: $4.45
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Amount Paid: $5.00
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Change: $5.00 – $4.45 =
$0.55
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✔ Row 4:
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Item Cost: $0.85
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Amount Paid: $5.00
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Change: $5.00 – $0.85 =
$4.15
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✔ Row 5:
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Item Cost: $4.15
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Amount Paid: $5.00
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Change: $5.00 – $4.15 =
$0.85
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✔ Row 6:
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Item Cost: $1.85
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Amount Paid: $5.00
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Change: $5.00 – $1.85 =
$3.15
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✔ Row 7:
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Item Cost: $3.20
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Amount Paid: $5.00
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Change: $5.00 – $3.20 =
$1.80
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## 📝 Final Answers (Fill in the blanks):
| Item Cost | Amount Paid | Change |
|-----------|-------------|---------|
| $3.75 | $5.00 |
$1.25 |
| $2.20 | $5.00 |
$2.80 |
| $4.45 | $5.00 |
$0.55 |
| $0.85 | $5.00 |
$4.15 |
| $4.15 | $5.00 |
$0.85 |
| $1.85 | $5.00 |
$3.15 |
| $3.20 | $5.00 |
$1.80 |
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✔ All done! You’ve successfully calculated the change for each transaction using simple subtraction. This helps build real-world money math skills.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of making change for a dollar worksheet.
