Estimating and comparing money
Estimate, compare, and calculate different measures including money in pounds and pence
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“If your child is comparing three items costing £2.85, £3.10, and £2.50, can they put them in order from cheapest to most expensive — and work out the total cost?”
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- Activity. Estimate, compare, and calculate different measures including money in pounds and pence
What to notice. Estimate the length of the classroom in metres • Compare 1.5 kg and 1200 g and identify which is heavier • Calculate the total cost of 3 items at £2.45, £1.30, and £0.75
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If your child is comparing three items costing £2.85, £3.10, and £2.50, can they put them in order from cheapest to most expensive — and work out the total cost?
Estimate, compare, and calculate different measures including money in pounds and pence
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- Estimate the length of the classroom in metres
- Compare 1.5 kg and 1200 g and identify which is heavier
- Calculate the total cost of 3 items at £2.45, £1.30, and £0.75
“If your child is comparing three items costing £2.85, £3.10, and £2.50, can they put them in order from cheapest to most expensive — and work out the total cost?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 8–9