NumihanaYou pay 85p for an item costing 6p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: ________________
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Find change in pence.
Solve a simple change problem with amounts in the same unit.
Numihana · England Year 2
Find change in pence
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Solve a simple change problem with amounts in the same unit.
You pay 31p for an item costing 9p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: ________________
You pay 72p for an item costing 52p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: ________________
You pay 55p for an item costing 15p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: ________________
You pay 86p for an item costing 85p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: ________________
You pay 19p for an item costing 1p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 2
Find change in pence
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Solve a simple change problem with amounts in the same unit.
You pay 85p for an item costing 6p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: 79 p
You pay 31p for an item costing 9p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: 22 p
You pay 72p for an item costing 52p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: 20 p
You pay 55p for an item costing 15p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: 40 p
You pay 86p for an item costing 85p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: 1 p
You pay 19p for an item costing 1p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: 18 p
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The skill behind this activity
Solve a simple change problem with amounts in the same unit.
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 2 → Measurement · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Keep the amounts in the same unit. Subtract the cost from the amount paid, and add the change back to check.
A common slip
Pounds and pence are different units; convert before calculating.
Worked example
You pay 70p for an item costing 63p. How much change do you receive, in pence?
Answer: 7 p
Keep the amounts in the same unit. Subtract the cost from the amount paid, and add the change back to check.