Shopping Maths

    Totals & Change

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    Shopping Maths

    Work out the total cost of items in a shopping basket, then calculate the change from a note. Real-world maths!

    Ages 5-7

    Whole dollar prices, 1-2 items, change from $5 or $10

    Ages 8-10

    Prices with 50 cents, 2-3 items, change from $10-$50

    Ages 11-14

    Realistic supermarket prices, 3-4 items, change from $20-$100

    About This Game

    A lively shopping scenario game: add item prices, compare deals, and calculate change. Bridges pure arithmetic and financial literacy.

    Top Tip

    Estimate first — if your answer is way bigger than a rough guess, recheck.

    Skills You Are Practising
    • Adding money
    • Change
    • Estimation
    • Consumer maths
    In the real world

    Supermarkets, apps and market stalls all require quick totals. Kids who can estimate change are harder to short-change and more confident helpers on errands.

    For parents & teachers
    • Let them estimate the trolley total before the register.
    • Use unit prices on a catalogue together.

    Who it suits: Ages 6–12.

    Australian Curriculum v9.0

    This game practises these content descriptions. Tap a code to see its full wording and other games for it.

    • AC9M1N05 (Year 1 Mathematics) use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive situations including simple money transactions; represent the situations with diagrams, physical and virtual materials, and use calculation strategies to solve the problem
    • AC9M2N06 (Year 2 Mathematics) use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations, including money transactions; represent situations and choose calculation strategies; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation
    • AC9M3M06 (Year 3 Mathematics) recognise the relationships between dollars and cents and represent money values in different ways
    • AC9M4N07 (Year 4 Mathematics) choose and use estimation and rounding to check and explain the reasonableness of calculations including the results of financial transactions
    • AC9M6N07 (Year 6 Mathematics) solve problems that require finding a familiar fraction, decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discounts, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate

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