AQA · Mathematics · 8300
GCSE Maths: Money: Change
Ratio & Proportion · AQA GCSE Maths (8300). Cards are generated from the Corbettmaths textbook exercise for Money: Change (Corbettmaths Video 400), and every card links back to the exact page it came from. Practice tests generate fresh variations of these questions, so the numbers change every attempt. Source material © Corbettmaths — used with attribution.
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What is change in the context of shopping?
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The money you receive back when you pay with more than the cost of your purchase.
How do you calculate change received after a purchase?
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Subtract the total cost of items from the amount of money handed over.
If Jack buys footballs costing £56 and pays with three £20 notes, how much change should he receive?
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£4. (£60 paid - £56 cost = £4 change)
How can you check if the change amount you calculated is correct?
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Add the change to the total cost of items. The result should equal the amount paid.
If Ayla pays £5 and receives £2.45 change, how much did her purchase cost?
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£2.55. (£5.00 - £2.45 = £2.55)
If 3 apples cost £2.55 in total, what is the cost of one apple?
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85 pence or £0.85. (£2.55 ÷ 3 = £0.85)
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