Money, Money, Money.... (No, it's not an ABBA quiz)

You have £10

You buy a cinema ticket for £6.50

How much change should you have?

• £2.50

• £3.50

• £4.50

• £3.00

Answer explanation

You should have £3.50 change because £10 - £6.50 = £3.50.

Meryl has £8.25. What combination of notes/coins could she have?

Tick all the correct answers.

• £5, 10p, 5p, 5p, 2p

• 4 £1 coins, 4 £2 coins, 20p and 5p

• £5, £2, £1, 10p, 10p, 2p, 2p, 1p

• 6 £1 coins, 2 50p coins, 20p and 5p

Pierce has 2 £5 notes, 1 £10 note and 3 £2 coins. How much money does he have? (write your answer in numbers with the £ symbol)

Amanda has £5 pocket money every week. How long will it take for her to save £35?

• 5 weeks

• 7 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 9 weeks

Answer explanation

It will take Amanda 7 weeks to save £35 because 5 x 7 = 35.

Colin gets £42 pocket money every 4 weeks

Julie gets £12 pocket money every week

Tick all of the true statements below.

• Julie gets more money than Colin per week

• Colin gets more money than Julie per week

• They both get the same amount of money per week

• Julie gets £48 every 4 weeks

Answer explanation

Julie gets more money than Colin per week because she gets £12 every week compared to Colin's £10.50 per week. Julie also gets £48 every 4 weeks.

Christine is paid £13 for 2 hours babysitting. How much is she paid per hour?

• £5.50

• £6

• £6.50

• £7

Answer explanation

To find the hourly rate, divide the total pay by the number of hours worked: £13 / 2 hours = £6.50 per hour. Therefore, Christine is paid £6.50 per hour.

One banana costs 15p

How much do 4 bananas cost?

Tick all of the correct answers.

• £0.75

• £0.60

• 75p

• 60p

Answer explanation

To find the cost of 4 bananas, multiply the cost of 1 banana by 4. 15p x 4 = 60p or £0.60, so the correct answers are 60p and £0.60.

True or False

£4 + £60p + 5p < £2 + £1+ £1 + 2p + 2p + 50p

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The correct answer is False because when you simplify the expression, you will find that £4 + £60p + 5p is greater than £2 + £1 + £1 + 2p + 2p + 50p.

True or false

£10 + £20 + £5 > £5 +£5 + £5 + £20

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False because £10 + £20 + £5 is not greater than £5 + £5 + £5 + £20

True or false?

£20 + £10 + £5 + £5 > £35

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True because £20 + £10 + £5 + £5 equals £40, which is greater than £35.