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3 4 Pre & Primary Essentials Worksheets Mathematics Fractions & Decimals Number & Place Value Money Patterns & Algebras 1 Page

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In this worksheet, students calculate change in a set of problem solving questions. This activity can also be used as an assessment activity at the end of the Year 4 - Counting Money and Making Change unit. This worksheet is a part of a larger unit, designed to consolidate students’ abilities in counting money and making change.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to recognise the relationships between dollars and cents and represent money values in different ways, e.g. calculating change in role-plays.
  • We are learning to count the change required for simple transactions to the nearest five cents and represent money in multiple ways.
  • We are learning to solve practical problems involving addition and multiplication including money problems, such as budgeting, using multiple strategies.
  • We are learning to calculate change to the nearest 5 cents and solve problems involving purchases.
  • We are learning to recognise and extend place value to tenths and hundredths use decimal notation to name and represent decimals.
  • We are learning to use estimation and rounding to check and explain calculations including transactions involving money.
  • We are learning to solve problems involving purchases and calculate change to the nearest 5 cents, using both mental strategies and digital tools.

Curriculum alignment

MA2-1WM old Uses appropriate terminology to describe, and symbols to represent, mathematical ideas MA2-2WM old Selects and uses appropriate mental or written strategies, or technology, to solve problems MA2-3WM old Checks the accuracy of a statement and explains the reasoning used MA2-5NA old Uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving two-, three-, four- and five-digit numbers MA2-8NA old Generalises properties of odd and even numbers, generates number patterns, and completes simple number sentences by calculating missing values MA2-6NA old Uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division MA2-MR-01 new Represents and uses the structure of multiplicative relations to 10 × 10 to solve problems MA2-AR-01 new Selects and uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving 2- and 3-digit numbers MA2-RN-02 new Represents and compares decimals up to 2 decimal places using place value MA2-RN-01 new Applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to represent numbers to at least tens of thousands MA2-AR-02 new Completes number sentences involving addition and subtraction by finding missing values MA2-MR-02 new Completes number sentences involving multiplication and division by finding missing values
VC2M4N08 2.0

Solve problems involving purchases and the calculation of change to the nearest 5 cents with and without digital tools

 VCMNA162 Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder VCMNA160 Solve problems involving purchases and the calculation of change to the nearest five cents with and without digital technologies VCMNA156 Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital technologies for multiplication and for division where there is no remainder VCMNA137 Represent money values in multiple ways and count the change required for simple transactions to the nearest five cents

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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