Mathematics
Intermediate
50 mins
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Money, Value for Money and Spending a Set Amount

Learn to compare prices, add costs and check them against a budget of €5. Decide which items fit within your money and which to swap or leave behind.

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    1 - Getting Started ~4 mins

    Key point

    Think first, then hands up.

    Illustration for Getting StartedImagine you have exactly €5 to spend at the class tuck shop. A lunch roll costs €3.50, a drink costs €1.50, and a bag of fruit costs €0.90. Could you buy all three? Which two would you pick if you wanted a treat and some money left over?

    👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

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    2 - Watch and Notice ~9 mins

    Three tuck-shop receipts: a snack bar at 2 euro 20; a drink at 1 euro 50 and fruit at 90 cent, total 2 euro 40; a snack bar and a lunch roll at 3 euro 50, total 5 euro 70

    Here are three receipts from the tuck shop. Each time we have €5 to spend. On each receipt, the prices of the things bought are added to make the total at the bottom.

    1. Receipt 1: how much is left from €5?
    2. Receipt 2: check the total by adding the two prices. How much is left?
    3. Receipt 3: can we pay for this with €5? By how much is it over?

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    3 - Try It Together ~8 mins

    Let's build shopping lists together, staying at or under €5. Here are the tuck-shop prices:

    • Drink €1.50
    • Snack bar €2.20
    • Fruit €0.90
    • Biscuits €0.80
    • Lunch roll €3.50

    We will work through these one at a time:

    1. Drink and fruit. Does it fit?
    2. Snack bar and biscuits. How much is left?
    3. Drink and snack bar. How much is left?
    4. Add a snack bar to the drink and fruit list. Predict whether it stays under €5 before we check.
    Key point

    The closer you get to €5 without going over, the better value your list. Fewer items is not always better value — a list that uses more of your money can be the smarter choice.

    Fill a €5 basket

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    4 - Write Your Shopping List in Your Copy ~3 mins

    COPYBOOK MOMENT

    In your maths copy you have a €4 budget and the same tuck-shop prices:

    • Drink €1.50
    • Snack bar €2.20
    • Fruit €0.90
    • Biscuits €0.80
    • Lunch roll €3.50

    Write one shopping list you could afford, add up its cost, and write the change you would have left from €4.

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    Pupil practice
    Module 6 · Time and Money Measures
    Lesson 74 · Money, Value for Money and Spending a Set Amount
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