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Shared Expenses worksheet

Grades 6–7 · CCSS 7.NS.A.3, 6.RP.A.3

Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.

  1. Problem 1.
    • Amount each person paid ($): 180, 62, 0, 34
    • Shares (optional):

    Find: Who pays whom

  2. Problem 2.
    • Amount each person paid ($): 150, 40, 0, 38
    • Shares (optional):

    Find: Who pays whom

  3. Problem 3.
    • Amount each person paid ($): 180, 60, 0, 40
    • Shares (optional):

    Find: Who pays whom

  4. Problem 4.
    • Amount each person paid ($): 160, 55, 1, 40
    • Shares (optional):

    Find: Who pays whom

  5. Problem 5.
    • Amount each person paid ($): 250, 90, 3, 45
    • Shares (optional):

    Find: Who pays whom

  6. Problem 6.
    • Amount each person paid ($): 200, 44, 0, 43
    • Shares (optional):

    Find: Who pays whom

  7. Problem 7.
    • Amount each person paid ($): 180, 60, 1, 42
    • Shares (optional):

    Find: Who pays whom

  8. Problem 8.
    • Amount each person paid ($): 160, 68, 3, 47
    • Shares (optional):

    Find: Who pays whom

  9. Problem 9.
    • Amount each person paid ($): 155, 75, 0, 38
    • Shares (optional):

    Find: Who pays whom

  10. Problem 10.
    • Amount each person paid ($): 220, 48, 1, 50
    • Shares (optional):

    Find: Who pays whom

Answer key: Shared Expenses worksheet

  1. 1. Who pays whom: Person 3 pays Person 1 $69.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $35.00; Person 2 pays Person 1 $7.00

    1. Total spent: add up what everyone paid

      $180.00+$62.00+$0.00+$34.00=$276.00
    2. Divide the total equally among 4 people, to the cent, to get each fair share

      $276.004=$69.00
    3. Person 1: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (is owed money)

      $180.00−$69.00=$111.00
    4. Person 2: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $62.00−$69.00=−$7.00
    5. Person 3: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $0.00−$69.00=−$69.00
    6. Person 4: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $34.00−$69.00=−$35.00
    7. Settle up: the person who owes most pays the person owed most, until everyone is even

      Person 3 pays Person 1 $69.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $35.00; Person 2 pays Person 1 $7.00
  2. 2. Who pays whom: Person 3 pays Person 1 $57.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $19.00; Person 2 pays Person 1 $17.00

    1. Total spent: add up what everyone paid

      $150.00+$40.00+$0.00+$38.00=$228.00
    2. Divide the total equally among 4 people, to the cent, to get each fair share

      $228.004=$57.00
    3. Person 1: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (is owed money)

      $150.00−$57.00=$93.00
    4. Person 2: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $40.00−$57.00=−$17.00
    5. Person 3: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $0.00−$57.00=−$57.00
    6. Person 4: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $38.00−$57.00=−$19.00
    7. Settle up: the person who owes most pays the person owed most, until everyone is even

      Person 3 pays Person 1 $57.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $19.00; Person 2 pays Person 1 $17.00
  3. 3. Who pays whom: Person 3 pays Person 1 $70.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $30.00; Person 2 pays Person 1 $10.00

    1. Total spent: add up what everyone paid

      $180.00+$60.00+$0.00+$40.00=$280.00
    2. Divide the total equally among 4 people, to the cent, to get each fair share

      $280.004=$70.00
    3. Person 1: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (is owed money)

      $180.00−$70.00=$110.00
    4. Person 2: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $60.00−$70.00=−$10.00
    5. Person 3: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $0.00−$70.00=−$70.00
    6. Person 4: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $40.00−$70.00=−$30.00
    7. Settle up: the person who owes most pays the person owed most, until everyone is even

      Person 3 pays Person 1 $70.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $30.00; Person 2 pays Person 1 $10.00
  4. 4. Who pays whom: Person 3 pays Person 1 $63.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $24.00; Person 2 pays Person 1 $9.00

    1. Total spent: add up what everyone paid

      $160.00+$55.00+$1.00+$40.00=$256.00
    2. Divide the total equally among 4 people, to the cent, to get each fair share

      $256.004=$64.00
    3. Person 1: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (is owed money)

      $160.00−$64.00=$96.00
    4. Person 2: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $55.00−$64.00=−$9.00
    5. Person 3: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $1.00−$64.00=−$63.00
    6. Person 4: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $40.00−$64.00=−$24.00
    7. Settle up: the person who owes most pays the person owed most, until everyone is even

      Person 3 pays Person 1 $63.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $24.00; Person 2 pays Person 1 $9.00
  5. 5. Who pays whom: Person 3 pays Person 1 $94.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $52.00; Person 2 pays Person 1 $7.00

    1. Total spent: add up what everyone paid

      $250.00+$90.00+$3.00+$45.00=$388.00
    2. Divide the total equally among 4 people, to the cent, to get each fair share

      $388.004=$97.00
    3. Person 1: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (is owed money)

      $250.00−$97.00=$153.00
    4. Person 2: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $90.00−$97.00=−$7.00
    5. Person 3: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $3.00−$97.00=−$94.00
    6. Person 4: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $45.00−$97.00=−$52.00
    7. Settle up: the person who owes most pays the person owed most, until everyone is even

      Person 3 pays Person 1 $94.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $52.00; Person 2 pays Person 1 $7.00
  6. 6. Who pays whom: Person 3 pays Person 1 $71.75; Person 4 pays Person 1 $28.75; Person 2 pays Person 1 $27.75

    1. Total spent: add up what everyone paid

      $200.00+$44.00+$0.00+$43.00=$287.00
    2. Divide the total equally among 4 people, to the cent, to get each fair share

      $287.004=$71.75
    3. Person 1: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (is owed money)

      $200.00−$71.75=$128.25
    4. Person 2: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $44.00−$71.75=−$27.75
    5. Person 3: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $0.00−$71.75=−$71.75
    6. Person 4: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $43.00−$71.75=−$28.75
    7. Settle up: the person who owes most pays the person owed most, until everyone is even

      Person 3 pays Person 1 $71.75; Person 4 pays Person 1 $28.75; Person 2 pays Person 1 $27.75
  7. 7. Who pays whom: Person 3 pays Person 1 $69.75; Person 4 pays Person 1 $28.75; Person 2 pays Person 1 $10.75

    1. Total spent: add up what everyone paid

      $180.00+$60.00+$1.00+$42.00=$283.00
    2. Divide the total equally among 4 people, to the cent, to get each fair share

      $283.004=$70.75
    3. Person 1: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (is owed money)

      $180.00−$70.75=$109.25
    4. Person 2: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $60.00−$70.75=−$10.75
    5. Person 3: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $1.00−$70.75=−$69.75
    6. Person 4: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $42.00−$70.75=−$28.75
    7. Settle up: the person who owes most pays the person owed most, until everyone is even

      Person 3 pays Person 1 $69.75; Person 4 pays Person 1 $28.75; Person 2 pays Person 1 $10.75
  8. 8. Who pays whom: Person 3 pays Person 1 $66.50; Person 4 pays Person 1 $22.50; Person 2 pays Person 1 $1.50

    1. Total spent: add up what everyone paid

      $160.00+$68.00+$3.00+$47.00=$278.00
    2. Divide the total equally among 4 people, to the cent, to get each fair share

      $278.004=$69.50
    3. Person 1: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (is owed money)

      $160.00−$69.50=$90.50
    4. Person 2: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $68.00−$69.50=−$1.50
    5. Person 3: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $3.00−$69.50=−$66.50
    6. Person 4: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $47.00−$69.50=−$22.50
    7. Settle up: the person who owes most pays the person owed most, until everyone is even

      Person 3 pays Person 1 $66.50; Person 4 pays Person 1 $22.50; Person 2 pays Person 1 $1.50
  9. 9. Who pays whom: Person 3 pays Person 1 $67.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $21.00; Person 4 pays Person 2 $8.00

    1. Total spent: add up what everyone paid

      $155.00+$75.00+$0.00+$38.00=$268.00
    2. Divide the total equally among 4 people, to the cent, to get each fair share

      $268.004=$67.00
    3. Person 1: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (is owed money)

      $155.00−$67.00=$88.00
    4. Person 2: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (is owed money)

      $75.00−$67.00=$8.00
    5. Person 3: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $0.00−$67.00=−$67.00
    6. Person 4: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $38.00−$67.00=−$29.00
    7. Settle up: the person who owes most pays the person owed most, until everyone is even

      Person 3 pays Person 1 $67.00; Person 4 pays Person 1 $21.00; Person 4 pays Person 2 $8.00
  10. 10. Who pays whom: Person 3 pays Person 1 $78.75; Person 2 pays Person 1 $31.75; Person 4 pays Person 1 $29.75

    1. Total spent: add up what everyone paid

      $220.00+$48.00+$1.00+$50.00=$319.00
    2. Divide the total equally among 4 people, to the cent, to get each fair share

      $319.004=$79.75
    3. Person 1: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (is owed money)

      $220.00−$79.75=$140.25
    4. Person 2: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $48.00−$79.75=−$31.75
    5. Person 3: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $1.00−$79.75=−$78.75
    6. Person 4: what they paid minus their fair share shows where they stand (owes money)

      $50.00−$79.75=−$29.75
    7. Settle up: the person who owes most pays the person owed most, until everyone is even

      Person 3 pays Person 1 $78.75; Person 2 pays Person 1 $31.75; Person 4 pays Person 1 $29.75