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Price times quantity

You learn to multiply a price: first the pounds, then the pence.

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How to work it out

  1. Multiply the whole pounds by the number.
  2. Multiply the pence by the number.
  3. Change every 100 pence into 1 pound.
  4. Put them together.
£5£5£1POUND20pPENCE10pPENCE£6.30

3 × £2.10

  1. Multiply the pounds: 3 × 2 = 6 pounds.
  2. Multiply the pence: 3 × 10 = 30 pence.
  3. Add them together: £6.30.
More examples

4 × £1.25

  1. Multiply the pounds: 4 × 1 = 4 pounds.
  2. Multiply the pence: 4 × 25 = 100 pence, and that is £1.
  3. Add them together: £4 + £1 = £5.

3 × £1.45

  1. Multiply the pounds: 3 × 1 = 3 pounds.
  2. Multiply the pence: 3 × 45 = 135 pence.
  3. Make them into pounds: 135 pence is £1.35.
  4. Add them together: £3 + £1.35 = £4.35.