Step-by-step Maths Level 2: Pounds and pence
Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 2 money chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Pounds and pence
An amount with a £ sign is in pounds. The pounds come first and the pence come after a point.
£1.35 is one pound and 35 pence. That is 135p, because 100p + 35p = 135p.
Key ideas
- 100p is £1.
- Pounds come first, then the pence after a point.
- Pence always have two digits, like £2.05.
Method. There are 100 pence in one pound. Change the pounds to pence, then add the pence.
- Change the 1 pound to pence. One pound is 100 pence.1 x 100 = 100
- Add the pence. Add the pence that are left over.100 + 35 = 135
- Write the answer. The total is in pence.135p
Check. 135p is 1 pounds and 35 pence.
Watch out. Do not write £1.35 as 135p in the wrong order. The pounds come first.
Method. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.205p has 2 pounds
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.5p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£2.05
Check. 205 pence is 2 pounds and 5 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.
Method. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.340p has 3 pounds
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.40p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£3.40
Check. 340 pence is 3 pounds and 40 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.
Watch out
Watch out. £2.05 is 205p, not 25p. The 0 after the point is important.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Use a purse with £1 coins and 10p coins. Ask: “How many pence is that?”
Exercise 8C Practice: pounds and pence
Non-calculatorMethod. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.493p has 4 pounds
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.93p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£4.93
Check. 493 pence is 4 pounds and 93 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.
Method. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.218p has 2 pounds
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.18p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£2.18
Check. 218 pence is 2 pounds and 18 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.
Method. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.135p has 1 pound
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.35p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£1.35
Check. 135 pence is 1 pounds and 35 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.
Method. There are 100 pence in one pound. Change the pounds to pence, then add the pence.
- Change the 3 pounds to pence. One pound is 100 pence.3 x 100 = 300
- Add the pence. Add the pence that are left over.300 + 16 = 316
- Write the answer. The total is in pence.316p
Check. 316p is 3 pounds and 16 pence.
Watch out. Do not write £1.35 as 135p in the wrong order. The pounds come first.
Method. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.412p has 4 pounds
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.12p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£4.12
Check. 412 pence is 4 pounds and 12 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.
Method. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.243p has 2 pounds
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.43p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£2.43
Check. 243 pence is 2 pounds and 43 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.
Method. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.293p has 2 pounds
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.93p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£2.93
Check. 293 pence is 2 pounds and 93 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.
Method. There are 100 pence in one pound. Change the pounds to pence, then add the pence.
- Change the 3 pounds to pence. One pound is 100 pence.3 x 100 = 300
- Add the pence. Add the pence that are left over.300 + 45 = 345
- Write the answer. The total is in pence.345p
Check. 345p is 3 pounds and 45 pence.
Watch out. Do not write £1.35 as 135p in the wrong order. The pounds come first.
Method. There are 100 pence in one pound. Change the pounds to pence, then add the pence.
- Change the 3 pounds to pence. One pound is 100 pence.3 x 100 = 300
- Add the pence. Add the pence that are left over.300 + 32 = 332
- Write the answer. The total is in pence.332p
Check. 332p is 3 pounds and 32 pence.
Watch out. Do not write £1.35 as 135p in the wrong order. The pounds come first.
Method. There are 100 pence in one pound. Change the pounds to pence, then add the pence.
- Change the 1 pound to pence. One pound is 100 pence.1 x 100 = 100
- Add the pence. Add the pence that are left over.100 + 13 = 113
- Write the answer. The total is in pence.113p
Check. 113p is 1 pounds and 13 pence.
Watch out. Do not write £1.35 as 135p in the wrong order. The pounds come first.
Method. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.145p has 1 pound
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.45p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£1.45
Check. 145 pence is 1 pounds and 45 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.
Method. There are 100 pence in one pound. Change the pounds to pence, then add the pence.
- Change the 2 pounds to pence. One pound is 100 pence.2 x 100 = 200
- Add the pence. Add the pence that are left over.200 + 18 = 218
- Write the answer. The total is in pence.218p
Check. 218p is 2 pounds and 18 pence.
Watch out. Do not write £1.35 as 135p in the wrong order. The pounds come first.
Method. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.239p has 2 pounds
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.39p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£2.39
Check. 239 pence is 2 pounds and 39 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.
Method. There are 100 pence in one pound. Change the pounds to pence, then add the pence.
- Change the 4 pounds to pence. One pound is 100 pence.4 x 100 = 400
- Add the pence. Add the pence that are left over.400 + 54 = 454
- Write the answer. The total is in pence.454p
Check. 454p is 4 pounds and 54 pence.
Watch out. Do not write £1.35 as 135p in the wrong order. The pounds come first.
Method. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.183p has 1 pound
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.83p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£1.83
Check. 183 pence is 1 pounds and 83 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.
Method. 100p is one pound. Write the pounds first, then the pence.
- Find the pounds. Every 100p is one pound.110p has 1 pound
- Find the pence left over. These are the pence that are not in pounds.10p left over
- Write it with a pound sign and a point. Pence after the point have two digits.£1.10
Check. 110 pence is 1 pounds and 10 pence.
Watch out. Always write two digits after the point for pence: £2.05, not £2.5.