Grade 4 · Math · Unit 16 of 16
Money Sense
Spending, saving and good buys
What your child practises
Ways to pay, totals and change for several items, what it means to spend, save, earn, invest and donate, and comparing prices to find a good buy.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: F1.1–F1.5 · ways to pay, multi-item totals and change, saving, spending, earning, investing and donating, and comparing prices
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Ana buys 5 notebooks at $5 each and a pen for $5. What is the total cost, in dollars?
- 29
- 30
- 34
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30
Hint: Multiply first, then add.
Question 2
Pack A has 2 muffins for $2. Pack B has 6 muffins for $20. Which is the better buy?
🧁- Pack A
- Pack B
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Pack A
Hint: Work out how much one muffin costs in each pack.
Question 3
Kenji saves $4 each week. How many weeks will it take to save $36?
- 12
- 9
- 8
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9
Hint: Divide the goal by what he saves each week.
Question 4
Ana buys 5 notebooks at $2 each and a pen for $6. What is the total cost, in dollars?
- 19
- 15
- 16
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16
Hint: Multiply first, then add.
Question 5
A game costs $9. Sam pays with $20. How many dollars of change does he get?
- 7
- 5
- 11
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11
Hint: Take the price away from what he paid.
Question 6
Which way to pay means you borrow money and pay it back later?
- cash
- credit card
- debit card
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credit card
Hint: A credit card is a loan. You must pay it back.