Unit 3A – Reading/writing times; using timetables ... - Rising Stars

Check-up scan 3E38p eachDate:£1.99 each£2.17 each1 Tim used a calculator to work out the price of five bananas at 36p each.He keyed in 36 × 5 and the display showed 180. How much is this?2 Ben used a calculator to work out the price of fifteen bananas.He keyed in 15 × 0.36 and the display showed 5.4. How much is this?3 Jean buys five bananas, a melon and three pineapples.Use a calculator to find the cost of them all.4 Simon wanted to share £320 equally between three people. He used a calculatorand keyed in 320 ÷ 3 and the display showed £106.66666667. How much is this?5 Use a calculator to answer these questions and round the answers to the nearest10p.a £46 ÷ 7 = _____________ b £30.92 ÷ 5 = _____________c £40.35 ÷ 6 = _____________ d £26.89 ÷ 4 = _____________Train your brain!Use a calculator to find the total of each set of prices and how much change youwould get from £20.a 45p, £2.55, £1.44, £3.89 and 57p b 89p, £2.74, £7.98, £7.06 and 40pc £2.70, £5.39, 43p, £3.94 and 9p d £4.93, £3.08, £3.66, 38p and 80pI can use a calculator effectively to solve money problemsI can choose when to use mental methods, when to use writtenmethods and when to use a calculator62© Rising Stars Ltd. 2010 Check-up scan 3D