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Money and Change

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A stack of British pound coins and pence laid out as money
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us buy and things. In the UK, we use (£) and (p). There are 100 in one , so £1.00 is the as .

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UK 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, and £2. are £5, £10, £20, and £50.

A spread of UK coins from one penny up to a two pound coin
📷 Cory Doctorow from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Coin or noteIn penceIn pounds
1p1p£0.01
10p10p£0.10
20p20p£0.20
50p50p£0.50
£1 coin100p£1.00
£2 coin200p£2.00
£5 note500p£5.00
Every coin and note in pence and in pounds. Remember: 100p = £1.

You can make the with . 20p can be two 10p , or 5p , or a 10p with two 5p . , is .

🃏 Flip a card to count the coins.

Tap each card to see the answer.

To add , them up in and . For , a £1.25 and a £0.60. Add: + 60p = = £1.85.

🔗 Match each total to the correct amount.

  • 50p + 30p

  • £1.00 + 45p

  • £2.50 + £1.20

  • 20p + 20p + 5p

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To , the from the you . If 60p and you pay with £1.00, the is − 60p = 40p.

Coins handed over at a shop counter to pay and get change
📷 The government of the People's Republic of Mongolia. · Public domain

on from the to . If £2.35 and you pay £5.00, on: £2.35 → £2.50 (15p) → £3.00 (50p) → £5.00 (£2). = 15p + 50p + £2 = £2.65.

Number line from 2 to 52345+15p+50p+£2£2.35£5
Counting on for change from £5: 15p + 50p + £2 = £2.65 change.
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your before a ! A way is to add the and the — they should the you .

✍️ Work out the change.

A toy £3.20. You pay with a £5 . Your is £.

🧩 Count on to find the change from £5 for a £2.35 toy. Put the steps in order.

  1. Add it up: 15p + 50p + £2 = £2.65 change
  2. Up to £5.00 (that is £2 more)
  3. Up to £3.00 (that is 50p more)
  4. Up to £2.50 (that is 15p)
  5. Start at £2.35

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the ! £1.5 is not 'one and — it £1.50, which is one and . use two for the .

🗂️ Sort these amounts from smallest to largest.

  • 75p

  • £1.50

  • 99p

  • £2.05

Quiz time! 📝

Money and Change Quiz

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