Making Change Up to 10
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What you will learn
- 1Calculate change when paying with a dime (10¢) by subtracting the price from 10
- 2Explain what change means in a real buying situation
- 3Check change using the equation price + change = amount paid
Mini Lesson
When you pay more than the price of an item, the seller gives you back the extra money. That extra money is called change. To find the change, we subtract the price from the amount we paid.
Change formula
- Change = Amount paid − Price
- Example: Pay 10¢, price is 6¢ → 10 − 6 = 4¢ change
Count-up strategy
- Start at the price.
- Count up until you reach what you paid.
- How many steps you counted = the change.
- Example: price 6¢, paid 10¢ → count 7, 8, 9, 10 = 4 steps = 4¢
Check your answer
- Price + Change = Amount paid
- 6¢ + 4¢ = 10¢ ✓
Zero change
- If the price equals what you pay, change = 0¢.
- 10 − 10 = 0
Words to know
Change
The money the seller gives back when you pay more than the price
e.g. Paid 10¢, price 6¢ → change 4¢
Count up
Start at the price and count forward to the amount you paid
e.g. 6 → 7, 8, 9, 10 = 4 steps
Subtract
Take the smaller number away from the bigger number
e.g. 10 − 6 = 4
Always check: price + change = 10¢. If it works, your change is correct!
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