Writing money with £ and p

Mathematics · Measurement · ages 6-7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

How do you write one pound and fifty pence correctly?
- £1.50
- 150£
- 1.50p
Eve says 1.50 pounds means 1 pound and 50 pence. Is Eve right?
Circle one: True False
50p plus 20p plus 5p. How much altogether?
Answer: ______________
Which symbol stands for pence?
- £
- p
- $
Which price is the highest: 90p, £1, or 85p?
- 90p
- £1
- 85p
Combine 20p, 20p, 10p, 5p. What is the total?
- 55p
- 50p
- 45p
- 60p
Max says 200p equals 2 pounds. Is Max right?
Circle one: True False
Which price uses the pound sign correctly?
- 2 pounds 30
- 230 pounds p
- 2,30 pounds
- 2.30 pounds
Oscar wrote two pounds fifty as £2.5. What's wrong with how he wrote it?
- The p should come before the £
- Nothing is wrong
- It should have two digits after the dot, like £2.50
A sandwich costs 120p. Dan pays with a £1 coin, a 10p coin, and a 10p coin. How many pence does he pay altogether?
Answer: ______________

Answer key

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£1.50 · The £ sign comes first, then the pounds, a dot, then two pence digits: £1.50.
True · Point splits pounds and pence.
75 · 50 plus 20 is 70, plus 5 is 75p.
p · p is short for pence. It goes after the number, like 20p.
£1 · £1 is the same as 100p, which is more than 90p or 85p.
55p · 20 plus 20 is 40, plus 10 is 50, plus 5 is 55.
True · 100p per pound.
2.30 pounds · Pounds use point and two digits.
It should have two digits after the dot, like £2.50 · Pence always needs two digits after the dot, so it should be £2.50, not £2.5.
120 · A £1 coin is worth 100p. 100p + 10p + 10p = 120p, exactly the price.