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About this game
Money word problems: a free Grade 5 math game for ages 10-11. Kids multiply a price in dollars and cents to find what several items cost. Each round brings 10 fresh questions with new numbers; instructions are read aloud and every answer is checked.
In the school supply aisle, three pens at $2.45 each add up faster in a cart than in a head. Money word problems puts that sum on every card: one pen, notebook, ruler or eraser with a price between $1.05 and $4.95, and 2 to 6 of them to pay for. New numbers come on every card, ten per round in this Grade 5 game. Your child types the total without the dollar sign, and each answer is checked, with a hint on every card.
Under the story sits a decimal multiplication. The hint gives the order: multiply the price by the number of items, and do not forget the cents. Splitting the price helps: 3 × $2 is $6, 3 × 45 cents is 135 cents, and 135 cents is $1.35, so the total is $7.35. Every price ends in a multiple of five cents.
Cents can spill over. Working in parts, a child may reach 6 dollars and 135 cents and type 6.135. Ask, "How many whole dollars hide in 135 cents?" One, with 35 left, which turns 6 into 7. Close with, "You traded 100 cents for a dollar."