Money Makers: Adding, Subtracting and Finding Change
Year 3 | Ages 7–8 | Intermediate
Instructions: Use pounds (£) and pence (p) carefully. Show your working where you can, and write each answer with the correct money symbol. Check your change by adding it to the amount spent.
Add the Costs
Add the two prices in each shopping basket. Write the total cost in pounds and pence.
1. A notebook costs 85p and a pencil costs 40p. Total:
2. A sandwich costs £1.35 and a drink costs 80p. Total:
3. A comic costs £2.40 and a ruler costs 65p. Total:
4. An apple costs 45p and a yoghurt costs 75p. Total:
5. A toy car costs £3.25 and a ball costs £2.50. Total:
Find the Change
Subtract the cost from the amount paid. Write the change using £ and p. You may convert both amounts to pence first if that helps.
1. A book costs £2.65. You pay £5.00. Change:
2. A snack costs 78p. You pay £1.00. Change:
3. A game costs £4.35. You pay £10.00. Change:
4. A drink costs £1.45. You pay £2.00. Change:
5. A pack of cards costs £3.70. You pay £5.00. Change:
Choose the Correct Total
Work out each total, then circle the correct answer. Remember that 100p makes £1.
1. A pear costs 55p and a banana costs 35p. What is the total?
2. A pencil case costs £2.75 and a sharpener costs 60p. What is the total?
3. A cake costs £1.80 and a biscuit costs 45p. What is the total?
4. A toy costs £6.40 and you pay £10.00. What is your change?
5. A bottle costs 85p and you pay £2.00. What is your change?
Shop Counter Problems
Read each shopping situation and solve it. Write the final amount of money in the answer box.
1. Mia buys a £1.60 sandwich and a 90p drink. How much does she spend altogether?
2. Sam buys a £3.25 puzzle and pays with a £5 note. How much change does he get?
3. A pencil costs 35p and a notebook costs £1.45. How much do they cost altogether?
4. A toy costs £7.50. Alex pays with a £10 note. How much change should Alex receive?
5. A family buys two tickets costing £2.75 each. How much do the two tickets cost altogether?
Check the Change
Find the change for each purchase. Then check by adding the change to the cost. Write the change in the box.
1. Cost: £1.85; paid: £2.00. Change:
2. Cost: £3.40; paid: £5.00. Change:
3. Cost: 65p; paid: £1.00. Change:
4. Cost: £4.75; paid: £10.00. Change:
5. Cost: £2.30; paid: £3.00. Change:
Activity 1: £1.25 ; £2.15 ; £3.05 ; £1.20 ; £5.75
Activity 2: £2.35 ; 22p ; £5.65 ; 55p ; £1.30
Activity 3: £1.00 ; £3.35 ; £2.25 ; £3.60 ; £1.15
Activity 4: £2.50 ; £1.75 ; £1.80 ; £2.50 ; £5.50
Activity 5: 15p ; £1.60 ; 35p ; £5.25 ; 70p
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