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Week 1 · Day 6 · Maths

Money — £ & p

British money comes in pence (p) and pounds (£). 100 pence make one pound. Counting money is just adding and taking away.
Scene 1

Make an amount 👛

Tap coins and notes to drop them in the purse. Watch the total grow. When you reach 100p, that's £1. So 135p = £1.35 — the dot splits the pounds from the pence.

Your purse is empty — tap a coin above
0p = £0.00
Try to make exactly £1. Can you do it with just 50p, 20p, 20p and 10p?
Scene 2

Give change 🪙

If something costs 70p and you pay with £1 (that's 100p), your change is what's left over: 100p − 70p = 30p. Change is just take-away.

Count up from the price to what you paid — that's a quick way to find change in your head.
Scene 3 · Practice

Money quick-fire! 🎯

⭐ Level Up

Brain stretch

1. Find two different ways to make 50p. One 50p coin · or 20p + 20p + 10p · or 20p + 10p + 10p + 5p + 5p. Lots of ways!

2. Word problem: You buy a 45p toy and pay with £1. What's your change? 100p − 45p = 55p change.

3. £1.20 + 80p = ? 120p + 80p = 200p = £2.00.

4. You have 3 × 20p + 2 × 10p. Is that enough for an 85p drink? 60p + 20p = 80p. No — you're 5p short!

The Big Idea

100p = £1 🪙

Every coin and note is worth a number of pence. Add them up; once you pass 100, swap each 100p for £1.

Pounds use a decimal point: the digits after the dot are the pence. £1.35 means 1 pound and 35 pence. Money is just careful adding and subtracting.