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Money questions for Primary 6 Maths

10 questions to work through online. Answer and you get the working straight away, then a score at the end. No sign-up, and you can retake it as often as you like.

  • Profit
  • Instalments
  • Unit rate
  • Fraction of money
  • Multi-step change
  • Division with remainder
  • Sharing in a ratio
  • Working backwards
  • Profit as a percentage
  • Two-item shopping
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Question 1 of 10Profit
A shopkeeper bought a kettle for $45 and sold it for $63. What was the profit?
Question 2 of 10Instalments
A bicycle is paid for with a deposit of $80 and 10 monthly instalments of $35. What is the total cost?
Question 3 of 10Unit rate
6 kg of salmon cost $46.80. What is the cost of 5 kg?
Question 4 of 10Fraction of money
Hui Min had $84. She spent 1/3 of it on a bag and 1/4 of the remainder on lunch. How much did she have left?
Question 5 of 10Multi-step change
Mr Tan bought 4 pens at $1.85 each and paid with $100. How much change did he receive?
Question 6 of 10Division with remainder
Notebooks cost $16.50 each. What is the greatest number that can be bought with $100?
Question 7 of 10Sharing in a ratio
$72 is shared between two brothers in the ratio 3 : 5. How much more does the older brother get?
Question 8 of 10Working backwards
After spending 5/8 of her money, Siti had $24 left. How much did she have at first?
Question 9 of 10Profit as a percentage
A trader bought a lamp for $50 and sold it at a 20% profit. What was the selling price?
Question 10 of 10Two-item shopping
Rina bought 3 muffins at $4.50 each and 2 drinks at $2.75 each. She paid with $20. How much change did she get?
Answers and explanations for all 10 questions

Every answer with the reasoning behind it. Worth reading after you have tried the set — or on its own, if you are a parent marking it.

  1. A shopkeeper bought a kettle for $45 and sold it for $63. What was the profit?

    Answer: $18

    $63 − $45 = $18.

  2. A bicycle is paid for with a deposit of $80 and 10 monthly instalments of $35. What is the total cost?

    Answer: $430

    10 × $35 = $350, plus the $80 deposit makes $430.

  3. 6 kg of salmon cost $46.80. What is the cost of 5 kg?

    Answer: $39.00

    $46.80 ÷ 6 = $7.80 per kg, and 5 × $7.80 = $39.00.

  4. Hui Min had $84. She spent 1/3 of it on a bag and 1/4 of the remainder on lunch. How much did she have left?

    Answer: $42

    After the bag she has 2/3 × $84 = $56. Lunch takes 1/4 of that, leaving 3/4 × $56 = $42.

  5. Mr Tan bought 4 pens at $1.85 each and paid with $100. How much change did he receive?

    Answer: $92.60

    4 × $1.85 = $7.40, and $100 − $7.40 = $92.60.

  6. Notebooks cost $16.50 each. What is the greatest number that can be bought with $100?

    Answer: 6

    $100 ÷ $16.50 = 6 notebooks, with $1 left over.

  7. $72 is shared between two brothers in the ratio 3 : 5. How much more does the older brother get?

    Answer: $18

    3 + 5 = 8 units, so 1 unit is $9 and the difference of 2 units is $18.

  8. After spending 5/8 of her money, Siti had $24 left. How much did she have at first?

    Answer: $64.00

    She had 3/8 left, which is $24, so 1/8 is $8 and the whole amount is 8 × $8 = $64.00.

  9. A trader bought a lamp for $50 and sold it at a 20% profit. What was the selling price?

    Answer: $60

    20% of $50 is $10, so the selling price is $60.

  10. Rina bought 3 muffins at $4.50 each and 2 drinks at $2.75 each. She paid with $20. How much change did she get?

    Answer: $1.00

    3 × $4.50 + 2 × $2.75 = $19, and $20 − $19 = $1.00.