Single Variable: Real-world Applications in Shopping & Money

Mathematics
Year 9
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet exploring substitution with positive values through shopping and money-related problems, designed for Year 9 students.

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Single Variable: Real-world Applications in Shopping & Money

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate the total cost if each item costs $15 and you buy 4 items. Use substitution to find the total.
[2 marks]
2.
A shirt costs $25. If a discount of 20% is applied, what is the new price? Use substitution to find the discounted price.
[2 marks]
3.
You have $50 to spend on groceries. If apples cost $3 each, how many apples can you buy? Show your substitution calculation.
[2 marks]
4.
In a shopping basket, the total weight is 5 kg. If each item weighs 0.5 kg, how many items are in the basket? Use substitution to find out.
[2 marks]
5.
A customer has a $100 gift card. If they spend $23 on a book, how much money remains? Write the calculation with substitution.
[2 marks]
6.
A pair of shoes costs $45. If there is a 15% discount, what is the discounted price? Use substitution to calculate.
[2 marks]
7.
A customer wants to buy multiple items, each costing $12. If they spend exactly $96, how many items did they buy? Show your substitution work.
[2 marks]
8.
Construct an expression to find the total price if buying n items at $8 each. Then calculate the total cost for 7 items.
[3 marks]
9.
A store sells pens at $2 each. If a customer buys x pens, write an expression for the total cost. How much does 10 pens cost?
[2 marks]
10.
A smartphone costs $600. After applying a $50 discount, what is the new price? Use substitution.
[2 marks]
11.
A customer has $200. If they buy a jacket costing $120, how much money is left? Write the calculation with substitution.
[2 marks]
12.
Error Analysis: A student calculates the discount on a $50 item as $10, claiming a 10% discount. Identify and correct the mistake.
[3 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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