Grocery Shopping Math

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Objective

I can calculate the total cost of groceries by adding up the prices of individual items.

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

If you buy a loaf of bread for $3 and a jar of peanut butter for $4, what is the total cost?

2

You buy milk for $5, yogurt for $3, and butter for $2. What is the total cost of these items?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

You buy cheese at Trader Joe's for $6 and coffee at Costco for $11. What is the total cost of these items? You buy chicken at Whole Paycheck for $13 and fruit at the Farm Stand for $9. What is the total cost of these items?

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