Adding Money Word Problems

Theresa is making a flower basket to sell. Her costs are shown in the table. Theresa sold the basket for $20.00. How much profit did she make?

• $5.72

• $14.28

Miguel bought a remote control helicopter for $17.52. How much change should he receive if he paid the cashier $20.00?

• $2.48

• $37.52

Marcel bought a dozen roses for $27.96 and a box of chocolates for $12.98. How much did he spend for both items?

• $4.98

• $40.94

Maya bought paints and brushes at the craft store for $32.78. How much should she receive back if she gave the cashier $40.00?

• $7.13

• $17.13

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June has 5 dimes, 3 nickels, and 6 pennies. How much money does June have in all?

• June has $0.71 in all.

• June has $0.70 in all.

• June has $0.56 in all.

• None of the above.

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Greg had one quarter, three dimes, and four nickels in his wallet. How much money did Greg have all together in his wallet?

• Greg has $2.00 in his wallet.

• Greg has $0.75 in his wallet.

• Greg has $0.90 in his wallet.

• None of the above.

Spongebob and Patrick wanted to blow bubbles. They went to Bikini Bottom Walmart and bought 10 giant bubbles for $5 each. How much did they spend?

• $50

• $100

• $5

• $15

Dairy Queen sold 49 chocolate blizzards and 75 Oreo ones. How many blizzards were sold combined?

• 124

• 114

• 123

• 1,114

You were given $70 for your birthday by family members. You went to the toy store and spent some of your money on a new video game which was $12, a zhu zhu pet which was $16, and a pack of Pokemon cards which were $10. How much money do you now have after buying the items from the toy store?

• $54

• $32

• $60

• $108

Mrs. Sean's class raised $921 selling chocolate for a school fundraiser. Mr. Pang's class raised $786 for the fundraiser. How much more did Mrs. Sean's class raise for the fundraiser?

• $145

• $1,707

• $135

• $150