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Approach: Independent  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus:   Money computations 
Resources: Answer booklet 
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Questions / instructions:
Imagine that you have $5.
You are going to buy three of these snacks.
You only buy one of each type of snack.
   
% responses
2005 ('01)
Y4
Y8
1. Draw a ring around the snacks you would buy. How much would the snacks you have chosen cost altogether?
 
 
correct calculation of three snacks shown as a cost
53 (59)
79 (78)
2. How much change would you get from $5?
correct calculation
24 (30)
74 (76)
Total score:
4
20 (21)
65 (63)
 
3
2 (1)
2 (3)
2
31 (32)
16 (18)
1
2 (6)
0 (2)
0
46 (40)
16 (14)

Commentary:
 Students in year 8 were generally able to calculate the cost of their purchase and determine the change they should receive. Students in year 4 had particular difficulty in determining the change. There was no difference from 2001 to 2005.

 
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