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Primary 3 Mathematics Quiz - Money

Name: ________________________________________

Class: ________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________

Score: ________ / 40

Duration: 40 minutes

Total Marks: 40

Instructions:

This quiz has 20 questions on the topic of Money.
Answer all questions.
Show your working clearly for all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You may use a calculator.

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (Questions 1 to 5)

Each question carries 2 marks. Circle the correct answer.

1. What is the total amount of money shown below?

$10 +$ 5 + $2 + 50¢ + 20¢ + 5¢

A. $17.25 B.$ 17.75 C. $17.70 D.$ 17.50

Answer: __________

2. Ravi has a $50 note. He buys a book for$ 12.50 and a pen for $3.80. How much money does he have left?

A. $33.70 B.$ 34.70 C. $33.30 D.$ 34.30

Answer: __________

3. Which of the following is the same as $8.05?

A. 8 dollars and 5 cents B. 80 dollars and 5 cents C. 8 dollars and 50 cents D. 80 dollars and 50 cents

Answer: __________

4. Siti has 3 twenty-dollar notes, 4 five-dollar notes, and 6 one-dollar coins. How much money does she have in total?

A. $86 B.$ 66 C. $76 D.$ 96

Answer: __________

5. A pencil case costs $6.90. A storybook costs$ 4.50 more than the pencil case. What is the total cost of the pencil case and the storybook?

A. $11.40 B.$ 18.30 C. $15.80 D.$ 20.30

Answer: __________

Section B: Short Answer Questions (Questions 6 to 15)

Each question carries 2 marks. Show your working in the box. Write your final answer in the blank.

6. Write $12.60 in words.

Answer: ____________________________________________________

7. Convert 950 cents to dollars.

Answer: $ __________

8. What is the total value of 6 twenty-cent coins and 4 fifty-cent coins?

Answer: $ __________

9. A bag costs $35.90. Mei Ling pays with a$ 50 note. How much change does she receive?

Answer: $ __________

10. Arrange the following amounts of money in order, starting from the smallest.

$7.50,$ 7.05, $5.70,$ 5.07

Answer: __________ , __________ , __________ , __________

11. Mr. Tan bought a shirt for $29.90 and a tie for$ 15.50. How much did he spend altogether?

Answer: $ __________

12. A packet of biscuits costs $2.40. What is the cost of 5 such packets?

Answer: $ __________

13. John had $20. He spent$ 8.60 on lunch and $5.90 on a book. How much money does he have left?

Answer: $ __________

14. A toy car costs $15.80. A doll costs$ 7.30 less than the toy car. What is the cost of the doll?

Answer: $ __________

15. Mrs. Lim has $100. She wants to buy 3 kg of rice at$ 3.50 per kg and 2 kg of sugar at $2.40 per kg. How much money will she have left?

Answer: $ __________

Section C: Problem Sums (Questions 16 to 20)

Each question carries 4 marks. Show your working clearly. Write your final answer in the blank.

16. Ali had $85. He bought a pair of shoes for$ 42.90 and a T-shirt for $18.50. How much money did he have left?

Answer: $ __________

17. A fruit seller had $200. He bought 5 boxes of apples. Each box cost$ 18.50. How much money did he have left?

Answer: $ __________

18. Siti saved $12.50 in January,$ 15.80 in February, and $9.70 in March. She wants to buy a bag that costs$ 45. How much more money does she need to save?

Answer: $ __________

19. A school collected $350 from the sale of tickets for a concert. The cost of each ticket was$ 5. How many tickets were sold?

Answer: __________ tickets

20. Mrs. Chen bought 2 kg of chicken at $7.50 per kg and 3 kg of fish at$ 12.80 per kg. She paid with a $100 note. How much change did she receive?

Answer: $ __________

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Answers

Primary 3 Mathematics Quiz - Money: Answer Key

Total Marks: 40

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (Questions 1 to 5)

Each question carries 2 marks.

1. B. $17.75

Working: $10 +$ 5 + $2 =$ 17. 50¢ + 20¢ + 5¢ = 75¢ = $0.75. Total =$ 17 + $0.75 =$ 17.75.
Teaching Note: When adding money, add the dollars and cents separately. Remember that 100 cents = 1 dollar.
Marking: 1 mark for correct working, 1 mark for correct answer.

2. A. $33.70

Working: Total spent = $12.50 +$ 3.80 = $16.30. Money left =$ 50 - $16.30 =$ 33.70.
Teaching Note: First find the total amount spent, then subtract from the amount he had.
Marking: 1 mark for correct working, 1 mark for correct answer.

3. A. 8 dollars and 5 cents

Teaching Note: $8.05 means 8 dollars and 5 cents. The '0' in the tenths place means there are no dimes (10-cent pieces), and the '5' in the hundredths place means 5 cents. Option B is$ 80.05, C is $8.50, D is$ 80.50.
Marking: 1 mark for correct understanding of decimal notation, 1 mark for correct answer.

4. A. $86

Working: 3 × $20 =$ 60. 4 × $5 =$ 20. 6 × $1 =$ 6. Total = $60 +$ 20 + $6 =$ 86.
Teaching Note: Multiply the number of each type of note/coin by its value, then add the totals.
Marking: 1 mark for correct working, 1 mark for correct answer.

5. B. $18.30

Working: Cost of storybook = $6.90 +$ 4.50 = $11.40. Total cost =$ 6.90 + $11.40 =$ 18.30.
Teaching Note: "More than" means addition. First find the cost of the storybook, then add the cost of the pencil case.
Marking: 1 mark for correct working, 1 mark for correct answer.

Section B: Short Answer Questions (Questions 6 to 15)

Each question carries 2 marks.

6. Twelve dollars and sixty cents.

Teaching Note: The decimal point separates dollars and cents. The number before the decimal is the number of dollars, and the number after is the number of cents.
Marking: 1 mark for "twelve dollars", 1 mark for "sixty cents".

7. $9.50

Working: 100 cents = $1. 950 cents ÷ 100 =$ 9.50.
Teaching Note: To convert cents to dollars, divide by 100.
Marking: 1 mark for correct method, 1 mark for correct answer.

8. $3.20

Working: 6 × 20¢ = 120¢ = $1.20. 4 × 50¢ = 200¢ =$ 2.00. Total = $1.20 +$ 2.00 = $3.20.
Teaching Note: Find the total value of each type of coin, then add them together. Remember to convert cents to dollars.
Marking: 1 mark for correct working, 1 mark for correct answer.

9. $14.10

Working: $50 -$ 35.90 = $14.10.
Teaching Note: Change is the amount you get back when you pay more than the cost. Subtract the cost from the amount paid.
Marking: 1 mark for correct method, 1 mark for correct answer.

10. $5.07,$ 5.70, $7.05,$ 7.50

Teaching Note: Compare the dollars first. $5 is less than$ 7. For amounts with the same dollars, compare the cents. 7 cents is less than 70 cents. 5 cents is less than 50 cents.
Marking: 1 mark for correct order, 1 mark for all correct.

11. $45.40

Working: $29.90 +$ 15.50 = $45.40.
Teaching Note: "Altogether" means addition.
Marking: 1 mark for correct method, 1 mark for correct answer.

12. $12.00

Working: $2.40 × 5 =$ 12.00.
Teaching Note: Multiply the cost of one packet by the number of packets.
Marking: 1 mark for correct method, 1 mark for correct answer.

13. $5.50

Working: Total spent = $8.60 +$ 5.90 = $14.50. Money left =$ 20 - $14.50 =$ 5.50.
Teaching Note: First find the total amount spent, then subtract from the amount he had.
Marking: 1 mark for correct working, 1 mark for correct answer.

14. $8.50

Working: $15.80 -$ 7.30 = $8.50.
Teaching Note: "Less than" means subtraction.
Marking: 1 mark for correct method, 1 mark for correct answer.

15. $82.60

Working: Cost of rice = 3 × $3.50 =$ 10.50. Cost of sugar = 2 × $2.40 =$ 4.80. Total spent = $10.50 +$ 4.80 = $15.30. Money left =$ 100 - $15.30 =$ 84.70.
Common Mistake: Students may forget to multiply the cost per kg by the number of kg.
Teaching Note: First find the total cost of each item, then find the total spent, then subtract from the amount she had.
Marking: 1 mark for correct cost of rice, 1 mark for correct cost of sugar, 1 mark for correct total spent, 1 mark for correct final answer.

Section C: Problem Sums (Questions 16 to 20)

Each question carries 4 marks.

16. $23.60

Working:
- Total spent = $42.90 +$ 18.50 = $61.40
- Money left = $85 -$ 61.40 = $23.60
Teaching Note: This is a two-step problem. First, find the total amount spent. Then, subtract from the amount he had at the start.
Marking Scheme:
- 1 mark for correct addition of $42.90 and$ 18.50
- 1 mark for correct total spent ($61.40)
- 1 mark for correct subtraction from $85
- 1 mark for correct final answer ($23.60)
Common Mistake: Students may subtract only one item from $85.

17. $107.50

Working:
- Cost of 5 boxes of apples = 5 × $18.50 =$ 92.50
- Money left = $200 -$ 92.50 = $107.50
Teaching Note: First, find the total cost of the apples. Then, subtract from the amount he had.
Marking Scheme:
- 1 mark for correct multiplication (5 × $18.50)
- 1 mark for correct total cost ($92.50)
- 1 mark for correct subtraction from $200
- 1 mark for correct final answer ($107.50)
Common Mistake: Students may forget to multiply and just subtract $18.50 from$ 200.

18. $7.00

Working:
- Total saved = $12.50 +$ 15.80 + $9.70 =$ 38.00
- More money needed = $45 -$ 38.00 = $7.00
Teaching Note: First, find the total amount saved. Then, subtract from the cost of the bag to find how much more is needed.
Marking Scheme:
- 1 mark for correct addition of all three amounts
- 1 mark for correct total saved ($38.00)
- 1 mark for correct subtraction from $45
- 1 mark for correct final answer ($7.00)
Common Mistake: Students may forget to add all three months' savings.

19. 70 tickets

Working:
- Number of tickets = $350 ÷$ 5 = 70
Teaching Note: The total money collected is the product of the number of tickets and the cost per ticket. To find the number of tickets, divide the total money by the cost per ticket.
Marking Scheme:
- 1 mark for identifying the correct operation (division)
- 1 mark for correct division ( $350 ÷$ 5)
- 1 mark for correct answer (70)
- 1 mark for correct unit (tickets)
Common Mistake: Students may multiply instead of divide.

20. $46.60

Working:
- Cost of chicken = 2 × $7.50 =$ 15.00
- Cost of fish = 3 × $12.80 =$ 38.40
- Total cost = $15.00 +$ 38.40 = $53.40
- Change = $100 -$ 53.40 = $46.60
Teaching Note: This is a multi-step problem. First, find the cost of the chicken and the fish separately. Then, find the total cost. Finally, subtract from the amount paid to find the change.
Marking Scheme:
- 1 mark for correct cost of chicken ($15.00)
- 1 mark for correct cost of fish ($38.40)
- 1 mark for correct total cost ($53.40)
- 1 mark for correct final answer ($46.60)
Common Mistake: Students may forget to multiply the cost per kg by the number of kg for each item.