A useful pretend budget

Model a repeated whole-dollar cost plus a one-off cost, calculate a total and interpret the amount left from a supplied budget.

Choose one job

A

Four pretend kits cost $6 each, with one $5 fee. A supplied budget is $40.

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B

Seven pretend sets cost $8 each, with one $6 fee. A supplied budget is $70.

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C

Nine pretend packs cost $9 each, with one $8 fee. A supplied budget is $100.

Use this complete brief

Make your own plan

Make/draw, talk/sign/point/dictate, type or use paper. Label what each quantity counts. Check your work and make a useful message for the organiser. Try one instruction at a time, a quiet place, a pause or larger pieces. A/B/C are choices, not labels for people.

My four-space worksheet · Ordinary blank mat · Full mat alternative · Plan Bench

Optional: Home job · Project job