Checkout Challenge

Worksheet Description

The worksheet displays a Walmart receipt with a list of items purchased, including electronics and household goods, along with their individual prices. It provides the subtotal, the tax amount, and the total cost of the transaction, completed on June 3, 2023. Students are asked to answer questions related to the total cost of specific items, identify the most expensive item, calculate the subtotal before tax, determine the tax rate, and ascertain the price of a particular item after tax. Additionally, they must identify the cashier and the transaction time from the information provided on the receipt.

This worksheet is intended to teach students how to extract and analyze information from a retail receipt, which is a common financial document. It helps them practice addition and multiplication to calculate total amounts, enhances their ability to compare prices to determine the most costly item, and introduces them to the concept of sales tax calculation. The exercise also encourages attention to detail through questions about the cashier’s identity and transaction time, thus blending numerical literacy with factual data retrieval.