Addition Word Problems: Buying Items

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will practise solving word problems about buying items, turning real situations into addition sums.

🏪 Market Story

Funke goes shopping at Balogun Market. She needs to buy school supplies. She reads the prices: exercise books ₦45 each, pencils ₦15 each, and erasers ₦10 each. She buys one of each. Can she figure out the total?

📝 Let's Learn

Word problems tell a story with numbers. To solve them:

1. Read the problem carefully.
2. Find the numbers and what you need to do.
3. Solve by adding.
4. Check — does the answer make sense?

Example 1: Tunde buys a shirt for ₦85 and trousers for ₦120. How much does he spend?
Numbers: ₦85 and ₦120. Operation: Add. ₦85 + ₦120 = ₦205.

Example 2: Amina buys garri for ₦50, fish for ₦75, and peppers for ₦25. What is the total cost?
Add step by step: ₦50 + ₦75 = ₦125. Then ₦125 + ₦25 = ₦150.

Example 3: A book costs ₦60 and a bag costs ₦150. Chidi buys both. How much does he pay?
₦60 + ₦150 = ₦210.

✏️ Practice Questions

1. Bola buys a dress for ₦200 and shoes for ₦150. How much does she spend altogether?
2. Emeka buys rice for ₦90, beans for ₦60, and oil for ₦45. What is the total?
3. Funke buys 2 exercise books at ₦45 each. How much does she pay? (Hint: ₦45 + ₦45)

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1. ₦200 + ₦150 = ₦350.
2. ₦90 + ₦60 + ₦45 = ₦195. (₦90 + ₦60 = ₦150, then ₦150 + ₦45 = ₦195.)
3. ₦45 + ₦45 = ₦90. (Double 45 = 90.)

💡 Remember

Word problems are just addition hidden in a story. Find the numbers, add them up, and check your answer. You use this skill every time you go to the market!