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Foundations · Level 2

Money

Count coins and notes, shop and get change.

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The idea

Add the values on the coins and notes. Change is what you get back.

₹50₹20₹10₹5₹250 + 20 + 10 + 5 + 2 = ₹87
₹50₹20₹10₹5₹250 + 20 + 10 + 5 + 2 = ₹87

Look: Start with the biggest: 50, 70, 80, 85, 87.

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  1. 1₹20 + ₹10 + ₹5 = ?

  2. 2A toy costs ₹65. You pay ₹100. Change?

  3. 3How many ₹10 notes make ₹100?

! Careful!

  • ✗Counting how many coins instead of their value.

    ✓Add the number on each coin.

  • ✗Adding the price and the money paid.

    ✓Change = money paid − price.

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Add the values on the coins and notes. Change is what you get back.

Count money from the biggest note or coin. When you pay more than the price, change = what you paid − the price.

Think of it like thisAt the shop you pay with a big note. The shopkeeper gives you some money back. That money back is your change.

Change
Money you get back.
₹50₹20₹10₹5₹250 + 20 + 10 + 5 + 2 = ₹87
₹50₹20₹10₹5₹250 + 20 + 10 + 5 + 2 = ₹87
Start with the biggest: 50, 70, 80, 85, 87.

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Question

A notebook costs ₹35 and a pen ₹12. Kavin pays ₹50. What is his change?

  1. Add the prices.

    ₹35 + ₹12 = ₹47
  2. Count up from 47 to 50, like a shopkeeper: 48, 49, 50.

    454647484950+₹3
    454647484950+₹3

AnswerKavin gets ₹3 change.

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