Making Change
Ages 6–10Difficulty adapts to you
Making Change
Change is the money returned when the amount paid is greater than the price. Find it by subtracting the price from the payment or by counting up from the price.
Your goals
- ✓You can calculate the change when you pay for something.
- ✓You can use price, change correctly.
- ✓You can add the change to the price and confirm it equals the payment.
Words to know
- price:
- The amount an item costs.
- change:
- The amount returned when payment is greater than the price.
Examples
- 1You pay ₦5,000 for an item costing ₦3,400. Change = ₦5,000 − ₦3,400 = ₦1,600.
- 2An item costs ₦750 and you pay ₦1,000. Change = ₦250.
Check these
- • Do not subtract the payment from the price.
- • Keep every number, symbol, label, and unit in its correct place.
- • Show enough working to check how you reached your answer.
Helpful habits
- • Read the whole question before choosing what to do.
- • Show one clear step at a time and check each step.
- • If you are stuck, draw a model, try smaller numbers, or revisit the example.
Now try your own
Create your own making change example, solve it, and explain how you checked it.
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Helpful Hints“Look for patterns — maths is full of them!”