If you have $10 and an item costs $3.25, what is your change?

• A. 6.25
• B. 7.00
• C. 6.50
• D. 6.75

Answer: (D)

You’re finding change, which means subtracting the cost from the amount you give. You have 10.00 dollars and the item costs 3.25 dollars. Subtract 3.25 from 10.00:

10.00 minus 3.25 equals 6.75.

So the change is 6.75 dollars, or 6 dollars and 75 cents.

Common mistakes come from not aligning decimals or misreading the cents, which can lead to answers like 7.00 (if you only subtract 3 from 10 and ignore the 0.25) or 6.25/6.50 (if the hundredths are mis-handled). The correct result reflects proper decimal subtraction.