What you need to know
You need to:
know the value of different coins
use the symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p)
combine amounts to make a particular value and find different combinations of coins to equal the same amounts of money.
- We use pounds and pence to pay for things.
£ means pounds
p means pence
£1 = 100p
- These are the coins we use:
Two pounds £2
One pound £1
Fifty pence 50p
Twenty pence 20p
Ten pence 10p
Five pence 5p
Two pence 2p
One pence 1p
- You can make any amount using these coins. You can use each coin more than once.