Explain and represent whole pounds and pence as a quantity of money | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Write the value of the coins shown as pounds and pence. Remember to use notation £ and a decimal point.

(a)  

Answer explanation

You used the £1 coins and the 10 p coins in the correct places.

Write the value of the coins shown as pounds and pence. Remember to use notation £ and a decimal point.

(a)  

Answer explanation

There are 3 x £1 coins, 1 x 10 p coins and 6 x 1 p coins, and this is written as £3.16

Write the value of the coins shown as pounds and pence. Remember to use notation £ and a decimal point.

(a)  

Answer explanation

You remembered to use a placeholder zero to show the missing 10 p value.

Write the value of the coins shown as pounds and pence. Remember to use notation £ and a decimal point.

(a)  

Answer explanation

You were able to use the placeholder zero correctly.

Match the number of the coins with the correct notation.

• 5 × £1. 6 × 1 p. 4 × 10 p

• £4.56

• 4 × 10 p. 5 × 1 p. 6 × £1

• £5.46

• 6 × 1 p. 4 × £1. 5 × 10 p

• £6.45

Answer explanation

Even though the coins were given in a jumbled order, you were able to match the descriptions with the correct notation.

Which of the following money amounts uses a placeholder? Choose two.

• 89 p

• £3.20

• £4.83

• £5.09

• £7.25

Answer explanation

£3.20 has a placeholder zero showing there is nothing in the 1 p column. £5.09 has a placeholder zero showing there is nothing in the 10 p column.