Money

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Roasting Old Chestnuts 4

For teachers. Yet more school maths from long ago-interest and percentages.
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Money Problems?

Marion Bond investigates the skills needed in order for children to understand money.
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2010: A Year of Investigations

This article for teachers suggests ideas for activities built around 10 and 2010.
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Thirty Nine, Seventy Five

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

We have exactly 100 coins. There are five different values of coins. We have decided to buy a piece of computer software for 39.75. We have the correct money, not a penny more, not a penny less! Can you discover what the five different types of coins are worth and how many of each we have saved?
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Debt Recovery

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Tony and Tina can't work out which of them owes what to the other. Can you?
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Loose Change

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

In how many ways can you give change for a ten pence piece?
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Currency Exchange

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Dan and Ann have 9 and 8 coins respectively. What is the smallest number of coins they must swap so they end up with equal amounts of money.
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Money Line-up

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

In this game for two players, the aim is to make a row of four coins which total one dollar.
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Coins (1)

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

This activity will help you get used to the coins you have in your country.
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Fruity Pairs

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Which two items of fruit could Kate and Sam choose? Can you order the prices from lowest to highest?