Activity – Garden Menu Math Worksheets - Georgia Organics - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given a “Garden Menu” with prices for different items — vegetables, tools, and gardening supplies. The task is to find the total cost of buying:

- 1 Beet
- 1 Broccoli
- 1 Cabbage
- 1 Carrot
- 1 English Peas
- 1 Garden Gloves
- 1 Irish Potato
- 1 Lettuce
- 1 Radish
- 1 Rake
- 1 Shovel
- 1 Soil
- 1 Spinach
- 1 Turnip
- 1 Vidalia Onion
- 1 Watering can

That’s 16 items total. We need to add up all their prices.

Let’s list each item with its price and add them one by one.

Start with $0.00

Add Beet: $0.72 → Total = $0.72
Add Broccoli: $1.15 → Total = $0.72 + $1.15 = $1.87
Add Cabbage: $0.86 → Total = $1.87 + $0.86 = $2.73
Add Carrot: $1.20 → Total = $2.73 + $1.20 = $3.93
Add English Peas: $0.52 → Total = $3.93 + $0.52 = $4.45
Add Garden Gloves: $2.33 → Total = $4.45 + $2.33 = $6.78
Add Irish Potato: $1.53 → Total = $6.78 + $1.53 = $8.31
Add Lettuce: $1.25 → Total = $8.31 + $1.25 = $9.56

Now the right column:

Add Radish: $0.58 → Total = $9.56 + $0.58 = $10.14
Add Rake: $3.50 → Total = $10.14 + $3.50 = $13.64
Add Shovel: $4.21 → Total = $13.64 + $4.21 = $17.85
Add Soil: $3.10 → Total = $17.85 + $3.10 = $20.95
Add Spinach: $3.05 → Total = $20.95 + $3.05 = $24.00
Add Turnip: $0.60 → Total = $24.00 + $0.60 = $24.60
Add Vidalia Onion: $1.00 → Total = $24.60 + $1.00 = $25.60
Add Watering can: $1.27 → Total = $25.60 + $1.27 = $26.87

Let me double-check by grouping some numbers to make sure I didn’t miss anything.

Group 1 (vegetables under $1):
Beet $0.72
Radish $0.58
Cabbage $0.86
English Peas $0.52
Turnip $0.60
Vidalia Onion $1.00 ← wait, that’s exactly $1, so maybe group separately? Actually, let’s just re-add all in a different order.

Alternative addition:

Left column:
Beet: 0.72
Broccoli: 1.15
Cabbage: 0.86
Carrot: 1.20
English Peas: 0.52
Garden Gloves: 2.33
Irish Potato: 1.53
Lettuce: 1.25
→ Sum left:
0.72 + 1.15 = 1.87
1.87 + 0.86 = 2.73
2.73 + 1.20 = 3.93
3.93 + 0.52 = 4.45
4.45 + 2.33 = 6.78
6.78 + 1.53 = 8.31
8.31 + 1.25 = 9.56 ✔

Right column:
Radish: 0.58
Rake: 3.50
Shovel: 4.21
Soil: 3.10
Spinach: 3.05
Turnip: 0.60
Vidalia Onion: 1.00
Watering can: 1.27
→ Sum right:
0.58 + 3.50 = 4.08
4.08 + 4.21 = 8.29
8.29 + 3.10 = 11.39
11.39 + 3.05 = 14.44
14.44 + 0.60 = 15.04
15.04 + 1.00 = 16.04
16.04 + 1.27 = 17.31 ✘ Wait — that doesn’t match my earlier total!

Wait — I think I made a mistake here. Earlier I had total as $26.87, but now adding right column alone gives $17.31? That can’t be right because left was $9.56, so 9.56 + 17.31 = 26.87 — oh, actually it DOES match! I just miscalculated the intermediate sum.

Let me recalculate right column carefully:

Radish: 0.58
+ Rake: 3.50 → 0.58 + 3.50 = 4.08
+ Shovel: 4.21 → 4.08 + 4.21 = 8.29
+ Soil: 3.10 → 8.29 + 3.10 = 11.39
+ Spinach: 3.05 → 11.39 + 3.05 = 14.44
+ Turnip: 0.60 → 14.44 + 0.60 = 15.04
+ Vidalia Onion: 1.00 → 15.04 + 1.00 = 16.04
+ Watering can: 1.27 → 16.04 + 1.27 = 17.31 ✔

Left column: $9.56
Right column: $17.31
Total: 9.56 + 17.31 = ?

9.56 + 17.31:
9 + 17 = 26
0.56 + 0.31 = 0.87
So 26 + 0.87 = $26.87 ✔

Another way: Add all decimals first.

List all prices:

0.72
1.15
0.86
1.20
0.52
2.33
1.53
1.25
0.58
3.50
4.21
3.10
3.05
0.60
1.00
1.27

Add cents first (ignore dollars for now):

72 + 15 = 87
87 + 86 = 173
173 + 20 = 193
193 + 52 = 245
245 + 33 = 278
278 + 53 = 331
331 + 25 = 356
356 + 58 = 414
414 + 50 = 464
464 + 21 = 485
485 + 10 = 495
495 + 05 = 500
500 + 60 = 560
560 + 00 = 560
560 + 27 = 587 cents → which is $5.87

Now add dollar parts:

From above, the dollar amounts (ignoring cents) are:

0 (from 0.72)
1 (from 1.15)
0 (from 0.86)
1 (from 1.20)
0 (from 0.52)
2 (from 2.33)
1 (from 1.53)
1 (from 1.25)
0 (from 0.58)
3 (from 3.50)
4 (from 4.21)
3 (from 3.10)
3 (from 3.05)
0 (from 0.60)
1 (from 1.00)
1 (from 1.27)

Sum of dollars:
0+1=1
1+0=1
1+1=2
2+0=2
2+2=4
4+1=5
5+1=6
6+0=6
6+3=9
9+4=13
13+3=16
16+3=19
19+0=19
19+1=20
20+1=21 → $21

Plus cents: $5.87
Total: $21 + $5.87 = $26.87 ✔

All methods give $26.87.

Final Answer:
$26.87