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Making amounts

You learn to make an amount with as few coins and notes as possible.

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How to work it out

  1. Take the largest note or coin that fits.
  2. See how much is left.
  3. Take the largest one that fits again.
  4. Keep going until nothing is left.
£2POUNDS£1POUND50pPENCE20pPENCE£3.70

80p

  1. Take 50p first: 30p is left.
  2. Take 20p: 10p is left.
  3. Take 10p: now you have 80p.
50pPENCE20pPENCE10pPENCE80p
More examples

£3.75

  1. Take £2 first: £1.75 is left.
  2. Take £1: 75p is left.
  3. Take 50p: 25p is left.
  4. Take 20p and 5p: now you have £3.75.
£2POUNDS£1POUND50pPENCE20pPENCE5pPENCE£3.75

£12.50

  1. Take a £10 note first: £2.50 is left.
  2. Take £2: 50p is left.
  3. Take 50p: now you have £12.50.
£10£10£2POUNDS50pPENCE£12.50