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Adding amounts

You learn to add two amounts: first the whole pounds, then the pence.

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How to work it out

  1. Add the whole pounds together first.
  2. Then add the pence.
  3. If pence reach 100 or more, convert to 1 pound.
£2POUNDS£2POUNDS20pPENCE5pPENCE£4.25

£2.20 + £1.30

  1. Add the pounds: 2 + 1 = 3.
  2. Add the pence: 20 + 30 = 50 pence.
  3. Put them together: £3.50.
More examples

£2.50 + £1.75

  1. Add the pounds: 2 + 1 = 3.
  2. Add the pence: 50 + 75 = 125 pence.
  3. Make 100 pence into a pound: 125 pence is £1.25.
  4. Put them together: £3 + £1.25 = £4.25.

£12.50 + £7.50

  1. Add the pounds: 12 + 7 = 19.
  2. Add the pence: 50 + 50 = 100 pence, and that is £1.
  3. Put them together: £19 + £1 = £20.