Pounds, Pence and Pocket Money
Year 2 | Ages 6–7 | Intermediate
Instructions: Use the £ symbol for pounds and the p symbol for pence. Read each amount carefully, then write your answer in the box. You may work out coin totals by counting in 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p or 50p steps.
Pounds or Pence?
Write each amount using the correct symbol: £ for pounds or p for pence. For the last two, write the amount in words as well as using the symbol.
1. 35 pence =
2. 2 pounds =
3. 70 pence =
4. 5 pounds =
5. 1 pound and 25 pence =
6. 3 pounds and 5 pence =
Count the Coins
Add the values of the coins in each purse. Write the total using £ or p. Remember that 100p makes £1.
1. 20p + 10p + 5p =
2. 50p + 20p + 20p =
3. £1 + 20p + 5p =
4. 50p + 10p + 10p + 2p =
5. £2 + £1 + 50p =
Make the Same Amount
Find the missing amount or coin value. In questions 1 and 2, the coins shown must add up to the target. In questions 3 and 4, write a different coin combination that makes the same target amount.
1. Make 30p: 10p + 10p +
2. Make 65p: 50p +
3. Make 40p in a different way from 20p + 20p:
4. Make 75p in a different way from 50p + 20p + 5p:
Shopkeeper’s Change
Subtract the cost from the amount paid. Write the change using £ or p. Check that your answer makes sense: the change must be less than the amount paid.
1. A book costs 35p. You pay 50p. Change:
2. A toy costs 60p. You pay £1. Change:
3. An apple costs 25p. You pay 50p. Change:
4. A ball costs £1.20. You pay £2. Change:
5. A comic costs 75p. You pay £1. Change:
Pocket-Money Problems
Read each problem and decide whether to add or subtract. Show your answer in the box using £ or p.
1. Sam has 20p and gets another 15p. How much does Sam have now?
2. A sandwich costs 80p and a drink costs 35p. What is the total cost?
3. Mia has £1. She spends 45p. How much money is left?
4. A pencil costs 30p. How much do 2 pencils cost?
5. Ben has 50p. He buys a 20p sticker. How much change does he get?
Activity 1: 35p ; £2 ; 70p ; £5 ; £1.25 (one pound and twenty-five pence) ; £3.05 (three pounds and five pence)
Activity 2: 35p ; 90p ; £1.25 ; 72p ; £3.50
Activity 3: 10p ; 15p ; Any valid different combination, e.g. 10p + 10p + 10p + 10p ; Any valid different combination, e.g. 20p + 20p + 20p + 10p + 5p
Activity 4: 15p ; 40p ; 25p ; 80p ; 25p
Activity 5: 35p ; £1.15 ; 55p ; 60p ; 30p
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