Starter quiz
- Which set of coins has the greatest value?
A
B
C ✓
What is the value of this set of coins? ______ p- '98' ✓
- Which of the sets of coins show a value of 50 p?
A ✓- B
C
D ✓
- Match the expressions to their sum.
- 20 p + 5 p + 20 p + 2 p⇔47 p ✓
- 50 p + 5 p + 20 p + 2 p + 1 p⇔78 p ✓
- 20 p + 10 p + 5 p⇔35 p ✓
- Which of the following shows how 83 p could be represented with coins?
- 20 p + 20 p + 20 p + 20 p + 3 p
- 40 p + 40 p + 2 p + 1 p
- 50 p + 20 p + 10 p + 2 p + 1 p ✓
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- Which expression shows the most efficient way to make a value of 64 p?
- 20 p + 20 p + 20 p + 4 p
- 10 p + 50 p + 2 p + 1 p + 1 p
- 50 p + 10 p + 2 p + 2 p ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following shows the most efficient way to make 86 p?
- 20 p + 20 p + 20 p + 20 p + 2 p + 2 p + 2 p
- 20 p + 20 p + 20 p + 20 p + 5 p + 1 p
- 50 p + 20 p + 10 p + 5 p + 1 p ✓
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- Which of the following is the most efficient way to make 67 p using the coins shown?
- 50 p + 10 p + 2 p + 2 p + 2 p + 1 p = 67 p
- 50 p + 2 p + 5 p + 10 p = 67 p ✓
- 20 p + 20 p + 20 p + 5 p + 2 p = 67 p
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Which equation shows the most efficient way to pay for this toy cap?- 50 p + 10 p + 10 p + 5 p + 2 p + 1 p = 78 p
- 50 p + 20 p + 5 p + 2 p + 1 p = 78 p ✓
- 20 p + 20 p + 20 p + 10 p + 8 p = 78 p
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- Which equation shows the most efficient way to make £7 using both £2 and £1 coins?
- £2 + £2 + £2 + £1 = £7 ✓
- £5 + £2 = £7
- £2 + £1 + £1 + £2 + £1 = £7
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- Which of the following shows the most efficient way to make £47 using both notes and coins?
- £10 + £20 + £10 + £5 + £2
- £2 + £5 + £20 + £20 ✓
- £40 + £5 + £2
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- An item costs the same as 45 one-pound coins. If we want to pay for it in the most efficient way, which of the following options shows the most efficient way to pay?
- £40 + £5
- £10 + £20 + £10 + £5
- £20 + £20 + £5 ✓
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Key learning points
- £2 coins, £5 notes, £10 notes and £20 notes can be used to pay for items in pounds.
- It is more efficient to pay for items using fewer coins or notes.
- When deciding how to pay efficiently, the tens and the ones in the price can be we can partitioned to help us.
- When making a given value, it is more efficient to use coins or notes with a greater value when you can.
Common misconception
Because children are focusing their attention on the values of the coins, they may revert to inefficient strategies when adding coins.
Model and draw attention to efficient strategies for addition as coins and notes are added, such as the use of doubles, multiplication facts or strategies for adding more than two numbers.
Keywords
Efficient - Not wasting time or effort. An efficient strategy is one we can carry out easily.
Value - Where referring to money, value refers to how much something is worth.
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