Diwali Market Maths: Add Prices, Find the Change and Plan a Budget
Children read a price list, add three prices, work out the cost and the change from a note, and plan a Rs 600 shopping budget that gets as close as possible without going over.
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Diwali Light Quest Big Explorers Activity Pack: Maths, Puzzles, Stories & Science for Ages 7-10
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How to use this worksheet
Read the price list, do the worked example, then the sums. For the budget, try combinations on scrap paper before choosing.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Scrap paper
Extension activities
- 1Make a price list for a family snack shop.
- 2Plan a budget for a class party.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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