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Understanding Money Activities
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Understanding Money Activities
💰 Part 1: Identifying Money
1. Circle the correct value for each New Zealand coin or note:
Gold coin (largest):
$1.00 $2.00 50cSmall silver coin:
20c 10c 5c2. What is the total value of these coins?
Two $2 coins + one 50c coin + three 10c coins = $______
3. Which combinations make exactly $5.00? Tick all correct answers:
One $5 note
Five $1 coins
Two $2 coins + two 50c coins
Ten 50c coins
🛒 Part 2: Shopping and Change
4. Calculate the change for each purchase:
a) Item costs $3.50, paid with $5.00. Change = $______
b) Item costs $12.75, paid with $20.00. Change = $______
5. Sarah buys a sandwich for $4.50 and a drink for $2.25. How much does she spend altogether?
6. Tom has $15.00. He wants to buy a book for $8.50 and a pen for $3.75. Does he have enough money? Show your working.
🧮 Part 3: Money Problems
7. Emma saves $2.50 each week. How much will she have saved after 6 weeks?
8. A toy costs $24.99. Jake has saved $18.50. How much more money does he need?
9. At the school fair, hot dogs cost $3.50 each and juice boxes cost $1.25 each. If you buy 2 hot dogs and 3 juice boxes, what is the total cost?
10. Challenge: List three different ways to make $7.50 using New Zealand coins and notes:
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