Showing change

Showing change

Pencil and paper
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This task is about working out change with money.
a)
John had $2 to buy his lunch. He bought a pie for $1.50.
 
How much change was John given? __________
 
b)
Jenny had $5 and spent $3.80. Put a circle around the coins Jenny was given as change.
 
 
selection of NZ coins
 
  c)
  Rima had $10 and spent $6.70. Put a circle around the coins Rima was given as change.
 
  selection of NZ coins
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Strategies
Keywords: 
money, subtraction, change
Description of task: 
Students identify the coins that would be given as change in a range of transactions.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' ability to use basic facts and knowledge of place value and partitioning whole numbers to solve subtraction problems.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Additive thinking, set 5
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y4 (11/1998)

a) 50c easy
b) Coins to the value of $1.20 difficult
c) Coins to the value of $3.30 difficult
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely reason
a)
b)
c)		 $1.50
$2.20
$4.30		 Doesn't rename in the dollars place.