Add prices
£2.30 + £1.20 = £3.50.
Keep the pounds and pence aligned carefully.
Year 3
Add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both pounds and pence
Add money amounts and find change using pounds and pence accurately.
Lesson overview
Measurement
Money can be written with pounds and pence. We can add prices together to find a total, or subtract the cost from the amount paid to find the change.
Find change
If you pay £5.00 for an item costing £3.40, the change is £1.60.
Change is what is left after paying.
Compare amounts
£4.10 is more than £3.95.
Read the pounds first, then the pence.
Worked example
A notebook costs £1.75 and a pen costs £0.65. What is the total cost?
- Write the two prices clearly.
- Add the pounds and pence carefully.
- £1.75 + £0.65 = £2.40.
- So the total cost is £2.40.
Try it
Read the amount paid and the cost carefully, then decide whether you need a total or change.
Question 1
What is £1.20 + £0.80?
Question 2
What is the change from £5.00 if an item costs £2.50?
Question 3
How many pence are in £1.30? Write the pence number only.
Question 4
Which amount is greater?
Question 5
A toy costs £4.25 and you pay £5.00. What is the change?
Common mistakes
Watch for these when working through the lesson.
- Mixing up total and change.
- Reading 40p as £40.
- Ignoring the decimal point in the money amount.
Related topics
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