1. Identifying money correctly 1
Here are the coins that are used in Britain.
These are often written as:
1 pence
2 pence
5 pence
10 pence 1p 2p 5p
10p
20 pence
50 pence
1 pound
2 pounds
20p
50p £1 £2

2. Identifying money correctly 2
Here are the notes that are used in Britain.
These are often written as:
5 pounds
10 pounds £5
£10
20 pounds
50 pounds
100 pounds
£100
£20
£50

3. Identifying money correctly 3
Can you identify the following notes and coins? 2. 3. 1. 4. 5. 6. 7.

4. Identifying money correctly 4
Can you identify the following notes and coins? 8. 9.
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5. Money 1 Write these sums of money in order starting with the lowest.
p, £2, 5p, 20p, £5
p, 1p, 5p, £50, £5
p, £1, £100, 2p, 5p
p, £10, £50, 2p, 1p
p, £20, 10p, £10, 1p
6. £1, £20, 5p, 10p, 1p

6. Paying for things 1
What coins and notes can you use to pay for the following things?:
75p
£6.55
£2.08
50p, 20p, 5p
£5 note,
£1, 50p, 5p
£2 coin,
5p, 2p, 1p
These are not the only coins and notes that you can use
to pay for these items exactly. Can you think of any others?

7. Paying for things 2
Write down the coins and notes that you could use to pay for the
following things.
£4.79
62p
£9.49
£82.22
£9.12
£1.52 1. 2. 3. 6. 4. 5.

8. Paying for things 3
Write down the coins and notes that you could use to pay for the
following things.
£7.02
84p
£45.29
£62.98
£3.86
£1.99 9. 7. 8.
10.
11.
12.

9. Paying for things 4
When paying for things, you don’t always have the exact amount of
money.
You will often have to pay for something using coins and banknotes
that add up to more than the item you are buying.
75p
£6.55
£2.08
Here you could
use £1 coin
Here you could
use a £5 note
and a £2 coin
Here you could
use 2 £1 coins
and a 10p coin
If this is the case then you would get change back.

10. Paying for things 5
Write down the coins and notes that you could use to pay for the
following things if you don’t have the exact change.
£4.79
62p
£9.49
£82.22
£9.12
£1.52
13.
14.
15.
16.
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11. Paying for things 6
Write down the coins and notes that you could use to pay for the
following things if you don’t have the exact change.
21.
19.
20.
£7.02
84p
£45.29
23.
24.
22.
£62.98
£3.86
£1.99

12. Using coins 1 Here are the coins you have in your pocket.
Which of these coins could you use to pay for
the following items:
1. a magazine for £2.83
2. a ticket for the football for £5.75
3. a bracelet for £4.90
4. a ticket for the cinema for £3.78?

13. Using coins 2 Here are the coins that you have in your pocket:
Which of these coins could you use to pay for the following things: 5.
a trip to the ice skating for £6.23 6.
a bunch of flowers for £4.78 7.
a football programme for £3.84 8.
hiring a bike for £7.69?

14. Calculating change 1
To work out change in your head, you have to count forward.
How much change will I have from 10p if I pay for a pencil
costing 6p?
Count forward starting at 6p to 10p
Answer: 4p change 1 2 3 4
How much change will I have from 10p if I pay for a rubber
costing 3p?
Count forward starting at 3p to 10p
Answer: 7p change 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

15. Calculating change 2
Work out how much change will be given for each of
these costs by counting on.
Cost
Amount handed over 4p
10p 7p 1p
10P 9P 1. 2. 3. 4.

16. Calculating change 3
You can calculate change by counting on for any value up to
a pound using just two steps.
Step 1 Count on to the next 10
Step 2 Count forward in 10s until you reach 100p (£1)
and then add both your answers together.
How much change will I have from £1.00 if I pay for a bottle of
water costing 44p?
Step 1 Count forward starting at 44p to the next 10, which is 50p
Answer: 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6
Step 2 Count forward in 10s from 50 till you reach 100p (£1)
Answer: 50p
Add together
50p + 6p = 56p 10 20 30 40 50

17. Calculating change 4
Work out how much change will be given for each of
these costs by counting on using the two steps.
Cost
Amount handed over
34p
£1.00
47p
58p
76p 3p
18p 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

18. Calculating change 5 – more than £1.00
To work out change from any other amount of pounds, we use exactly
the same method.
Step 1 Work out the change from £1.00
Step 2 Count on from £1.00 to the amount of pounds you paid with
How much change will I have from £5.00 if I pay for a bottle of
water costing 85p?
Step 1 Count forward to a pound
Answer: 15p 1 2 3 4 5p
+ 10p = 15p
Step 2 Count forward from £1.00 to £5.00
£1 £2 £3 £4 £5
Answer: £4
Add together
£4 + 15p = £4.15 change 1 2 3 £4

19. Calculating change 6
Work out how much change will be given for each of
these costs by counting on using the two steps.
Cost
Amount handed over
66p
£5.00
£1.21
£3.50
£4.92
£1.62
£2.53 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

20. Calculating change 7
Work out how much change will be given for each of
these costs by counting on using the two steps.
Cost
Amount handed over
49p
£5.00
£1.89
£2.01
£4.26
£10.00
£7.92
£9.09 7. 8. 9.
10.
11.
12.

21. Calculating change with a calculator 1
To work out the change that you receive when paying for
something, you take away the cost of the item from what you
paid with.
75p
£6.55
£2.08
Paid with
a £1 coin
Paid with a
£5 note and
a £2 coin
Paid with a
£2 coin and
a 10p coin
£2.10
- £2.08
£0.02 change
£1.00
- £0.75
£0.25 change
£7.00
- £6.55
£0.45 change

22. Calculating change with a calculator 2
Using you calculator work out the change that you would be due
if you bought the following items:
1. You have £3.00
You buy a magazine for - £2.83
2. You have £8.80
You buy a football ticket for - £2.83
3. You have £5.00
You buy a bracelet for £4.90
4. You have £3.90
You buy a cinema ticket for - £3.78

23. Calculating change with a calculator 3
Work out the change that you would be due if you bought the
following items:
5. You have £6.40
You go ice skating for £6.23
6. You have £5.00
You buy flowers for £4.78
7. You have £4.00
You buy a football programme for £3.84
8. You have £7.80
You hire a bike for £7.69