Coins and Notes
What coin would you use to make 50p using the least number of coins?
One 50p coin
You have two 10p coins and one 5p. How much money do you have altogether?
25p
If you buy a sweet for 30p and pay with a £1 coin, how much change will you get?
70p
You have £1 to spend. You want to buy a drink for 60p. Can you also buy a biscuit for 40p?
Yes – total = £1 exactly
Would it be better value to buy 2 small chocolate bars for 40p each or 1 big one for £1?
2 small = 80p → better value than £1
Which 3 coins could you use to make £1.20?
£1, 10p, 10p
Can you make exactly £2 using only 50p and £1 coins? If yes, how?
Yes – two £1 coins, or four 50p coins
You buy a toy for £4.75 and pay with a £10 note. How much change do you get?
£5.25
You have £5 to spend at a school fair. These are the prices: snack = £1.20, game = £2.50, drink = £1. Can you afford all three?
Total = £4.70 → Yes, with 30p left
You can buy 3 pens for £1.80 or 1 pen for 70p. Which is the better deal per pen?
3 for £1.80 = 60p per pen → cheaper
If you had 3 different notes that total £45, which notes might you have?
£20, £20, £5
Create £3.85 using at least one of each of these coins: 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, and £1.
£1 + £1 + £1 + 50p + 20p + 10p + 5p = £3.85
You buy a book for £12.30 and pay with a £20 note. How much change should you receive?
£7.70
You have £15 to buy lunch for 3 days. If each lunch costs the same, how much can you spend each day?
£5 per day
A jacket costs £48. One shop is offering 25% off, another shop gives £10 off. Which is the better deal?
25% off = £12 off → £36 total < £38 → 25% off is better
You are given £100 in notes. List 3 different combinations that could make this amount.
£50 + £20 + £20 + £10, or £50 + £50, or £20×5
You want to make £7.38 using no more than 10 coins. What’s one way to do this?
£2, £2, £2, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p = 8 coins (multiple valid answers)
You spend £13.87 on lunch and £9.49 on stationery. You paid with two £20 notes. What’s your total change?
Total spent = £23.36, Paid = £40 → Change = £16.64
You are given £60 to plan a weekend trip. Transport = £18, Food = £20, Activities = £24. Are you over budget or under? By how much?
Total = £62 → Over budget by £2
A jacket costs £150. One shop gives 20% off. Another takes 10% off, then another 10% off. Which is cheaper?
20% off is cheaper – final price is £120 vs. £121.50
You have ten coins that total exactly £1. Which coins could you have?
5 x 10p + 5 x 10p = 10 coins = £1
(Other answers possible, such as 2x20p, 2x10p, 3x5p, 3x10p, etc.)
Can you make exactly £2.43 using only 5 coins? What coins would you use?
£2, 20p, 20p, 2p, 1p = 5 coins = £2.43
(Multiple valid answers possible)
You buy 2 books for £6.75 each and pay with a £20 note. What’s your change?
£6.75 × 2 = £13.50 → £20 – £13.50 = £6.50
You have £50 to spend on 4 friends. You want to spend the same amount on each gift and have no money left. How much can you spend per friend?
£50 ÷ 4 = £12.50 per friend
An online store offers 10% off a £60 jacket and free delivery. A local shop sells it for £54 but charges £3 delivery. Which is cheaper?
Online: £60 – £6 = £54 → total = £54
Local: £54 + £3 = £57
→ Online store is cheaper