Reading a Receipt
About this exercise
Pulling totals and change out of a receipt.
Example problems
A few of the problems this exercise asks. The printable worksheet holds ten fresh ones.
- What is the total on this receipt?
Try it yourself first — open a section below only if you get stuck.
How to solve it
Multiply each line by its quantity, add the lines for the total, then compare with what was paid.
Worked example
Two items at 2.50 make a line total of 5.00.
Common mistake
Reading a unit price as a line total. Quantity above one changes the line.