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Step-by-step Maths Level 2 · Money · Summary

Step-by-step Maths Level 2 Money: summary and key words

Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 2 money chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

Chapter summary

SkillMethod
Coins and notesRead the label; 100p is £1
Counting coinsStart with the biggest coin; keep a running total
Pounds and pencePounds first, then pence after a point, with two digits
Ways to make an amountUse different coins; check the total each time
ChangeCount on from the price to the amount paid

Can you…?

  • I can name the coins and notes and say what each is worth
  • I can count coins and say the total in pence or pounds
  • I can change between pence and pounds
  • I can find two different ways to make the same amount
  • I can find the change from 10p, 20p and £1

Key terms

pence
the smaller money unit: 100 pence make £1
pound
the money unit shown by the £ sign
coin
a piece of metal money with a value on it
change
the money you get back when you pay more than the price

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