Seven money word problems set at a summer fair for Year 3 maths. Pupils total prices at the cake and toy stalls, work out change from a £1 coin and for a £3.50 teddy, then combine both skills in two-step problems and explain whether Harry's £3 is enough. Worked answers for all seven questions are at the end. Matches the England National Curriculum objective on adding and subtracting amounts of money to give change.
Measurement
“Add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both £ and p in practical contexts”
Every problem mixes pounds and pence in a realistic fair context.
Addition problems like a 45p cupcake plus a 30p flapjack.
Change problems, from a 70p book paid with a £1 coin to a £3.50 teddy.
Total a £1.40 hot dog and 50p water, then find the change.
Decide whether Harry's £3 covers his spending, and say why.
Solutions for all seven questions.
Applying skills
Use after column addition and subtraction to put money notation into play.
Homework
Fair prices and change are contexts parents can extend at home.
Intervention group
Part 2 isolates giving change, the step most pupils find hardest.
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