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Over Budget? is a free printable Grade 5 math worksheet on finding how far a list of expenses goes past a budget, aligned to Common Core standard 5.NBT.B.7. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Over Budget?

5.NBT.B.7

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Read carefully, then work out the answer.

1.Zara has $32.00 to spend and wants to spend $12.74 on a movie ticket, $6.12 on a book and $14.65 on art supplies. How much over budget is that?
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2.Ravi has $30.00 to spend and wants to spend $11.28 on a book, $13.50 on lunch and $7.43 on a game. How much over budget is that?
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3.Ravi has $32.00 to spend and wants to spend $24.44 on a game, $9.55 on art supplies and $9.85 on a T-shirt. How much over budget is that?
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4.Suki has $35.00 to spend and wants to spend $16.85 on art supplies, $13.70 on a book and $14.89 on a T-shirt. How much over budget is that?
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5.Dilan has $39.00 to spend and wants to spend $19.47 on a game, $16.77 on a movie ticket and $11.30 on a book. How much over budget is that?
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6.Priya has $50.00 to spend and wants to spend $24.32 on a book, $19.68 on lunch and $9.15 on a movie ticket. How much over budget is that?
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Answer key — Over Budget?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.12.74 + 6.12 = 18.86; 18.86 + 14.65 = 33.51; 33.51 − 32.00 = 1.51; $1.51 over
  2. 2.11.28 + 13.50 = 24.78; 24.78 + 7.43 = 32.21; 32.21 − 30.00 = 2.21; $2.21 over
  3. 3.24.44 + 9.55 = 33.99; 33.99 + 9.85 = 43.84; 43.84 − 32.00 = 11.84; $11.84 over
  4. 4.16.85 + 13.70 = 30.55; 30.55 + 14.89 = 45.44; 45.44 − 35.00 = 10.44; $10.44 over
  5. 5.19.47 + 16.77 = 36.24; 36.24 + 11.30 = 47.54; 47.54 − 39.00 = 8.54; $8.54 over
  6. 6.24.32 + 19.68 = 44.00; 44.00 + 9.15 = 53.15; 53.15 − 50.00 = 3.15; $3.15 over

Questions about Over Budget?

What does the Over Budget? worksheet cover?

It practices finding how far a list of expenses goes past a budget — 6 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.NBT.B.7: Do all four operations with decimals. The instruction to students is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Over Budget? practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.B.7 — 5.NBT.B.7, under Number & Operations in Base Ten for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Over Budget? is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.NBT.B.7, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Over Budget? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Over Budget? can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Over Budget? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Over Budget?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 5.NBT.B.7

Do all four operations with decimals.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.NBT.B.7 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.