WorksheetsAbout this worksheet
Sums about money make arithmetic real. These sheets use rupees: adding prices, adding amounts with paise written as decimals (₹12.50), and finding the change after paying with a note.
What this skill is
Money sums are ordinary addition and subtraction, but with a meaning the child cares about. Rupees and paise also give a gentle first meeting with decimals: 100 paise make one rupee, so ₹12.50 is twelve rupees and fifty paise. Finding the change is subtraction that many shopkeepers do by counting up.
A worked example
A notebook costs ₹64.50 and a pen costs ₹23.75. You pay with a ₹100 note.
- Add the prices with the points in a line: 64.50 + 23.75 = 88.25.
- Change by counting up from ₹88.25: 75 paise takes you to ₹89, one rupee more to ₹90, and ₹10 more to ₹100.
- 0.75 + 1 + 10 = 11.75.
The bill is ₹88.25 and the change is ₹11.75. Check: 88.25 + 11.75 = 100.
Tips for parents and teachers
- Play shop at home with real coins and notes before using the sheet.
- For change, teach counting up: from ₹64 to ₹70 is 6, from 70 to 100 is 30, so the change is ₹36.
- Rupees and paise: keep the points in a line, as in any decimal sum. 50 paise is half a rupee.
How to use this sheet at home and in class
- At home: let the child pay at the shop for one small thing and count the change. Then do "Work out the change" on paper the same evening.
- In class: set up a pretend shop with price tags and paper notes. The sheet becomes the bill book.
- Take the types in order: two amounts, three amounts, rupees and paise, then change. Each one adds a single new difficulty.
Mistakes to watch for
- Writing 5 paise as ₹0.5. Five paise is ₹0.05; ₹0.5 would be fifty paise.
- Points not kept in a line when the amounts have different lengths, such as ₹7.50 + ₹112.25.
- Taking the smaller digit from the bigger when working out change from 100. Counting up avoids borrowing across the zeros altogether.
What to try next
- Decimals worksheets: the same sums without the rupee sign.
- Subtraction worksheets: borrowing across zeros.
- Percentage worksheets: discounts, for classes 5 to 7.