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Counting Coins and Notes
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Foundational Skills
Order coins by value (ascending)
\[ 2p, 5p, 10p, 50p \]
Put coins in order from smallest to largest value.
Order coins by value (descending)
\[ £1, 50p, 20p, 5p \]
Put coins in order from largest to smallest value.
Identify the highest value coin
\[ \text{Which is worth most?} \]
Find which coin is worth the most.
Identify the lowest value coin
\[ \text{Which is worth least?} \]
Find which coin is worth the least.
Verify a coin’s value
\[ \text{Is this 10p?} \]
Decide if a statement about a coin is true or false.
Verify a collection’s total
\[ \text{Is this 25p?} \]
Decide if a stated total is correct or not.
Counting Single Denomination Coins
Count 1p coins
\[ 1p + 1p + 1p = 3p \]
Find the total value of 1p coins.
Count 2p coins
\[ 2p + 2p + 2p = 6p \]
Find the total value of 2p coins.
Count 5p coins
\[ 5p + 5p + 5p = 15p \]
Find the total value of 5p coins.
Count 10p coins
\[ 10p + 10p = 20p \]
Find the total value of 10p coins.
Count 20p coins
\[ 20p + 20p = 40p \]
Find the total value of 20p coins.
Count 50p coins
\[ 50p + 50p = £1 \]
Find the total value of 50p coins.
Counting Pound Coins and Notes
Count £1 coins
\[ £1 + £1 + £1 = £3 \]
Find the total value of £1 coins.
Count £2 coins
\[ £2 + £2 = £4 \]
Find the total value of £2 coins.
Count £5 notes
\[ £5 + £5 = £10 \]
Find the total value of £5 notes.
Count £10 notes
\[ £10 + £10 = £20 \]
Find the total value of £10 notes.
Mixed Coins (Ordered)
Count mixed copper coins (ordered)
\[ 2p, 2p, 1p, 1p = 6p \]
Find the total of 1p and 2p coins arranged in order.
Count mixed small silver coins (ordered)
\[ 10p, 10p, 5p = 25p \]
Find the total of 5p and 10p coins in order.
Count mixed large silver coins (ordered)
\[ 50p, 20p, 20p = 90p \]
Find the total of 20p and 50p coins in order.
Count mixed silver coins (ordered)
\[ 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p \]
Find the total of 5p, 10p, 20p, and 50p coins.
Count mixed pound coins (ordered)
\[ £2, £2, £1, £1 = £6 \]
Find the total of £1 and £2 coins in order.
Mixed Coins (Unordered)
Count mixed copper coins (unordered)
\[ 1p, 2p, 1p, 2p = ? \]
Find the total of 1p and 2p coins in random order.
Count mixed silver coins (unordered)
\[ 10p, 5p, 20p, 5p = ? \]
Find the total of silver coins in random order.
Count mixed copper and silver coins
\[ 10p, 2p, 5p, 1p = ? \]
Find the total of copper and silver coins.
Count mixed coins including pounds
\[ £1, 20p, 10p, £2 = ? \]
Find the total of mixed coins including pound coins.
Coins and Notes Together
Count pound coins with £5 note
\[ £5 + £1 + £1 = £7 \]
Find the total of a £5 note with pound coins.
Count pound coins with £10 note
\[ £10 + £2 + £1 = £13 \]
Find the total of a £10 note with pound coins.
Count mixed coins with notes
\[ £5 + £1 + 50p = £6.50 \]
Find the total of notes and mixed coins.
Comparing Values
Compare collection to single coin
\[ \text{More than 10p?} \]
Is a collection worth more than a given amount?
Compare two collections
\[ A \text{ or } B \text{?} \]
Which collection is worth more?
Is collection worth more than £X?
\[ \text{More than £2?} \]
Compare a collection to a pound amount.
Affordability
Can you afford this item?
\[ \text{Can you buy it?} \]
Decide if coins are enough to buy an item.
Which item can you buy?
\[ \text{Apple or banana?} \]
Identify which item you can afford.
Adding Amounts
Add a coin to a collection
\[ 25p + 10p = 35p \]
Find the new total when a coin is added.
Add a pence amount to a collection
\[ 35p + 15p = 50p \]
Find the new total when an amount is added.
Subtracting Amounts
Remove a coin from a collection
\[ 90p – 10p = 80p \]
Find the new total when a coin is removed.
Subtract a pence amount
\[ £1 – 30p = 70p \]
Find the new total when an amount is removed.
Extensions
Which single coin equals these coins?
\[ 5 \times 10p = 50p \]
Find a single coin with the same value.
How many smaller coins make a larger coin?
\[ 50p \div 10p = 5 \]
Calculate coin equivalences.
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