Add & Subtract Decimals Real-Life Math Project | Decimal Addition Subtraction

Bring decimals and financial literacy to life with this real-world, print-and-go Math Mission! Students practice adding and subtracting decimals by starting a vending machine business. Five engaging tasks cover the mechanics of using a vending machine (i.e. calculating change, purchasing items), business concepts (i.e. profit), and culminate in drawing the finished machine. It's an engaging way to incorporate personal financial literacy standards like TEKS 4.10.B, along with critical thinking and creativity.

It's incredibly easy to use in your classroom — print either the black-and white or color-version, and use the included answer key and rubric. The final drawing task makes it a perfect back-to-school activity, as you can hang up the resulting vending machine in your classroom.

Includes...

✅ Teacher instruction sheet. (1 page)

✅ Student task sheets in black-and-white. (7 pages)

✅ Student task sheets in color. (7 pages)

✅ Project rubric in both black-and-white and color. (2 pages)

✅ Answer key. (5 pages)

5 fun and engaging tasks...

✴️ Task 1: "Press and Play" - Calculate cost of given collections of products on a given vending machine. (Skills: Adding Decimals)

✴️ Task 2: "Count Your Change" - Calculate change returned by a given vending machine for given collections of products and a given bill (e.g. $5, $10). (Skills: Adding and Subtracting Decimals)

✴️ Task 3: "Pick Your Top 5" - Calculate cost and change returned for items of your choice selected from a given vending machine. (Skills: Adding and Subtracting Decimals)

✴️ Task 4: "Stock Your Vending Machine" - Write a business plan for a vending machine, selecting a location and products to stock. Calculate profit for items. (Skills: Adding and Subtracting Decimals, Critical Thinking)

✴️ Task 5: "Draw Your Dream Vending Machine" - Draw the vending machine from the business plan that you just wrote. (Skills: Decimals, Creativity)

Great for…

⭐ Back-to-School, Spiral Review Lessons

⭐ Emergency Sub Plans

⭐ Homeschool Activities

⭐ Homework & Independent Practice

⭐ Learning Centers & After School Math Programs

Reviews for our Math Missions products...

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sarah Hall’s Shop (TpT Seller) - “Students LOVED this. I used this for extra credit and the kids loved being able to make their mine craft character their own. It was so cool to see their character come to life and their happiness over how great it looked. SA and V worksheets were helpful too for review.”