Early Years Maths

The Coin Challenge

Ben, Aisha and Kirin each have a purse. Inside each purse are some 1p coins.

Take a look below:

1. How much does each person have in their purse?

2. Who has the most?

3. Who has the least?

4. How many pennies are there altogether?

Look at Ben's purse and count how mayn pennies he has in his purse.

Now look at Aisha's purse and count how many pennies she has in her purse.

Finally, look at Kirin's purse and count how mayn pennies she has in her purse.

Look back at the purses again.

How much more does Aisha have than Ben?

How much less does Aisha have than Kirin?

What if we add two more pennies to each purse.

How much money do they have now?

How much money do they have altogether now?

If Kirin gives half of her pennies to Ben and the other half to Aisha, how much will Ben and Aisha have now?