Year 2: Giving change
Part of the Year 2 money chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Giving change
When you pay for something, you may get change.
Change is the money you get back.
Count on from the price to the money you paid. The coins you count on are the change.
Key ideas
- Change is the money you get back.
- Count on from the price to the money paid.
- £1 is the same as 100p.
- Check: price + change = money paid.
Key words. The price is what something costs. The change is the money given back.
Method. Change is the money we get back. Count on from the price to the money paid.
- Start at the price. We count on from the price to the money paid.65p
- Count on to the money paid. Add coins until we reach the money paid.65p + 20p + 10p + 5p = £1
- Find the change. The coins we counted on are the change.20p + 10p + 5p = 35p
- Write the answer. 35p change
Check. Add the change to the price: 65p + 35p = £1. ✓
Watch out. Change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Key words. The price is what something costs. The change is the money given back.
Method. Change is the money we get back. Count on from the price to the money paid.
- Start at the price. We count on from the price to the money paid.30p
- Count on to the money paid. Add coins until we reach the money paid.30p + 20p = 50p
- Find the change. The coins we counted on are the change.20p = 20p
- Write the answer. 20p change
Check. Add the change to the price: 30p + 20p = 50p. ✓
Watch out. Change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Key words. The price is what something costs. The change is the money given back.
Method. Change is the money we get back. Count on from the price to the money paid.
- Start at the price. We count on from the price to the money paid.£2
- Count on to the money paid. Add coins until we reach the money paid.£2 + £2 + £1 = £5
- Find the change. The coins we counted on are the change.£2 + £1 = £3
- Write the answer. £3 change
Check. Add the change to the price: £2 + £3 = £5. ✓
Watch out. Change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Watch out
Watch out: change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Play at a pretend shop with real coins. Ask: “How much did you pay? How much does it cost? How much change should you get?”
Exercise 6E Giving change
Non-calculatorKey words. The price is what something costs. The change is the money given back.
Method. Change is the money we get back. Count on from the price to the money paid.
- Start at the price. We count on from the price to the money paid.25p
- Count on to the money paid. Add coins until we reach the money paid.25p + 20p + 5p = 50p
- Find the change. The coins we counted on are the change.20p + 5p = 25p
- Write the answer. 25p change
Check. Add the change to the price: 25p + 25p = 50p. ✓
Watch out. Change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Key words. The price is what something costs. The change is the money given back.
Method. Change is the money we get back. Count on from the price to the money paid.
- Start at the price. We count on from the price to the money paid.45p
- Count on to the money paid. Add coins until we reach the money paid.45p + 50p + 5p = £1
- Find the change. The coins we counted on are the change.50p + 5p = 55p
- Write the answer. 55p change
Check. Add the change to the price: 45p + 55p = £1. ✓
Watch out. Change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Key words. The price is what something costs. The change is the money given back.
Method. Change is the money we get back. Count on from the price to the money paid.
- Start at the price. We count on from the price to the money paid.£3
- Count on to the money paid. Add coins until we reach the money paid.£3 + £2 = £5
- Find the change. The coins we counted on are the change.£2 = £2
- Write the answer. £2 change
Check. Add the change to the price: £3 + £2 = £5. ✓
Watch out. Change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Key words. The price is what something costs. The change is the money given back.
Method. Change is the money we get back. Count on from the price to the money paid.
- Start at the price. We count on from the price to the money paid.20p
- Count on to the money paid. Add coins until we reach the money paid.20p + 20p + 10p = 50p
- Find the change. The coins we counted on are the change.20p + 10p = 30p
- Write the answer. 30p change
Check. Add the change to the price: 20p + 30p = 50p. ✓
Watch out. Change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Key words. The price is what something costs. The change is the money given back.
Method. Change is the money we get back. Count on from the price to the money paid.
- Start at the price. We count on from the price to the money paid.19p
- Count on to the money paid. Add coins until we reach the money paid.19p + 1p = 20p
- Find the change. The coins we counted on are the change.1p = 1p
- Write the answer. 1p change
Check. Add the change to the price: 19p + 1p = 20p. ✓
Watch out. Change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Key words. The price is what something costs. The change is the money given back.
Method. Change is the money we get back. Count on from the price to the money paid.
- Start at the price. We count on from the price to the money paid.80p
- Count on to the money paid. Add coins until we reach the money paid.80p + 20p = £1
- Find the change. The coins we counted on are the change.20p = 20p
- Write the answer. 20p change
Check. Add the change to the price: 80p + 20p = £1. ✓
Watch out. Change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Method. Work out the change. Then compare it with what is said.
- Work out the change. The change is the money paid minus the price.50p − 40p = 10p
- Compare with what is said. Is the change the same as the amount said?10p and 20p
- Decide. The change must match the sum.No
Check. Add the price and the change: 40p + 10p = 50p. ✓
Watch out. Check the change by adding the price and the change together.
Key words. The price is what something costs. The change is the money given back.
Method. Change is the money we get back. Count on from the price to the money paid.
- Start at the price. We count on from the price to the money paid.35p
- Count on to the money paid. Add coins until we reach the money paid.35p + 10p + 5p = 50p
- Find the change. The coins we counted on are the change.10p + 5p = 15p
- Write the answer. 15p change
Check. Add the change to the price: 35p + 15p = 50p. ✓
Watch out. Change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Method. Add the prices first. Then find the change from the total.
- Add the prices. Find the total cost first.45p + 30p = 75p
- Count on from the total to the money paid. The coins we add are the change.75p + 20p + 5p = £1
- Write the answer. 25p change
Check. Add the change to the total: 75p + 25p = £1. ✓
Watch out. Add the prices first, then give the change from the total.
Key words. The price is what something costs. The change is the money given back.
Method. Change is the money we get back. Count on from the price to the money paid.
- Start at the price. We count on from the price to the money paid.£4
- Count on to the money paid. Add coins until we reach the money paid.£4 + £1 = £5
- Find the change. The coins we counted on are the change.£1 = £1
- Write the answer. £1 change
Check. Add the change to the price: £4 + £1 = £5. ✓
Watch out. Change is the money paid minus the price. Do not add them.
Method. Add the prices. Then compare the total with the money we have.
- Add the prices. Find the total cost.60p + 35p = 95p
- Compare with the money we have. We can buy it all if we have enough money.£1 and 95p
- Decide. Enough money means the total is not more than we have.Yes
Check. Take the total from the money we have: £1 − 95p = 5p. ✓
Watch out. If the total is more than the money we have, we cannot buy it all.