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Money – Basic 3 Mathematics Lesson Note (Second Term)

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Subject
Mathematics
Class
Basic 3
Term
Second Term
Topic
Money
Order
Topic 6 of 16 this term
Reading time
2 min

 Counting skill: numbers 851-870

Counting from 851 to 870: 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870

Practice counting:

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  • From 855 to 865: _______
  • From 862 to 870: _______
  • Backwards from 870 to 860: _______

Skip counting by 5s: 850, 855, 860, 865, 870

Fill in missing numbers:

  • 856, 857, _____, 859, _____
  • 865, _____, 867, _____, 869
  • _____, 852, _____, 854, _____

 

B. writing skill: writing of the numbers

Write in words:

  • 851 = Eight hundred and fifty-one
  • 855 = Eight hundred and fifty-five
  • 860 = Eight hundred and sixty
  • 865 = Eight hundred and sixty-five
  • 870 = Eight hundred and seventy

Write in figures:

  • Eight hundred and fifty-three = _______
  • Eight hundred and fifty-eight = _______
  • Eight hundred and sixty-two = _______
  • Eight hundred and sixty-seven = _______
  • Eight hundred and sixty-nine = _______

C. changing money not exceeding ₦50 into smaller units

Nigerian money units:

  • 1 naira (₦1) = 100 kobo (100k)
  • 50 kobo (50k) = half naira

Common coins and notes:

  • Coins: 50k, ₦1, ₦2
  • Notes: ₦5, ₦10, ₦20, ₦50

Changing naira to kobo:

  • ₦1 = 100k
  • ₦2 = 200k
  • ₦5 = 500k
  • ₦10 = 1000k
  • ₦20 = 2000k
  • ₦50 = 5000k

Practice changing money:

  1. ₦3 = _____ kobo
  2. ₦7 = _____ kobo
  3. ₦15 = _____ kobo
  4. ₦25 = _____ kobo
  5. ₦45 = _____ kobo

Changing kobo to naira:

  • 100k = ₦1
  • 200k = ₦2
  • 500k = ₦5
  • 1500k = ₦15
  • 3000k = ₦30

Practice:

  1. 400k = ₦_____
  2. 800k = ₦_____
  3. 1200k = ₦_____
  4. 2500k = ₦_____

D. addition and subtraction of money not exceeding ₦50

Addition of money:

  • ₦12 + ₦15 = ₦27
  • ₦8 + ₦23 = ₦31
  • ₦17 + ₦18 = ₦35

Practice addition:

  1. ₦5 + ₦8 = ₦_____
  2. ₦12 + ₦19 = ₦_____
  3. ₦25 + ₦15 = ₦_____
  4. ₦18 + ₦22 = ₦_____
  5. ₦13 + ₦27 = ₦_____

Subtraction of money:

  • ₦25 – ₦12 = ₦13
  • ₦40 – ₦18 = ₦22
  • ₦35 – ₦19 = ₦16

Practice subtraction:

  1. ₦20 – ₦8 = ₦_____
  2. ₦35 – ₦17 = ₦_____
  3. ₦42 – ₦25 = ₦_____
  4. ₦50 – ₦23 = ₦_____
  5. ₦38 – ₦16 = ₦_____

 

E. multiplication involving money

Simple multiplication with money:

  • 3 × ₦5 = ₦15
  • 4 × ₦8 = ₦32
  • 2 × ₦12 = ₦24

Practice multiplication:

  1. 2 × ₦6 = ₦_____
  2. 3 × ₦7 = ₦_____
  3. 4 × ₦5 = ₦_____
  4. 5 × ₦4 = ₦_____
  5. 2 × ₦15 = ₦_____
  6. 3 × ₦10 = ₦_____
  7. 4 × ₦8 = ₦_____
  8. 2 × ₦18 = ₦_____

 

F. quantitative reasoning

Word problems:

  1. Kemi has ₦25. She buys a book for ₦18. How much money does she have left?
  2. Tolu bought 3 pencils at ₦4 each. How much did he pay altogether?
  3. Ada had ₦15. Her mother gave her ₦20 more. How much money does she have now?
  4. A shopkeeper sold 4 oranges at ₦5 each. How much money did he collect?
  5. Bola had ₦50. She spent ₦28 on food. How much change did she get?

Money conversion problems:

  1. Change ₦8 to kobo: _____
  2. Change 1500k to naira: ₦_____
  3. Which is more: ₦3 or 250k? _____
  4. Which is less: ₦15 or 1200k? _____

Shopping problems:

  1. A pen costs ₦8 and a book costs ₦15. How much for both? _____
  2. If you buy 5 sweets at ₦3 each, how much will you pay? _____
  3. You have ₦40. You buy items worth ₦27. How much change? _____

Making change:

  1. Item costs ₦18, paid with ₦20. Change = _____
  2. Item costs ₦35, paid with ₦50. Change = _____
  3. Item costs ₦23, paid with ₦30. Change = _____

Money patterns:

  1. ₦5, ₦10, ₦15, _____, _____
  2. ₦50, ₦45, ₦40, _____, _____
  3. ₦8, ₦16, ₦24, _____, _____

 

CLASS EXERCISES

  1. Count from 858 to 868:
  2. Write in words:
    1. 857 = _______
    2. 863 = _______
    3. 870 = _______
  3. Convert money:
    1. ₦6 = _____ kobo
    2. ₦12 = _____ kobo
    3. 900k = ₦_____
    4. 1800k = ₦_____
  4. Add money:
    1. ₦15 + ₦18 = ₦_____
    2. ₦23 + ₦19 = ₦_____
    3. ₦28 + ₦17 = ₦_____
  5. Subtract money:
    1. ₦30 – ₦12 = ₦_____
    2. ₦45 – ₦28 = ₦_____
    3. ₦50 – ₦35 = ₦_____
  6. Multiply money:
    1. 3 × ₦8 = ₦_____
    2. 4 × ₦6 = ₦_____
    3. 5 × ₦7 = ₦_____
  7. Word problems:
    1. Ade bought 2 books at ₦12 each. How much did he pay?
    2. Kemi had ₦40. She spent ₦25. How much is left?
    3. A trader sold 3 bags at ₦15 each. How much did she earn?
  8. Money comparison:
    1. Which is bigger: ₦5 or 400k? _____
    2. Which is smaller: ₦20 or 1500k? _____
  9. Making change:
    1. Bought item for ₦17, paid ₦25. Change = ₦_____
    2. Bought item for ₦38, paid ₦50. Change = ₦_____
  10. Problem solving: You have one ₦20 note and two ₦10 notes. You want to buy 4 items costing ₦8 each. Do you have enough money? Show your working.

 

This term's Mathematics topics

Basic 3 Second Term · 16 topics

  1. Addition of Fractions with Same Denominators
  2. Multiplication of Numbers
  3. Multiplication of Three 1-Digit Numbers
  4. Division of Numbers
  5. Open Sentences
  6. Money
  7. Shopping
  8. Revision of First Term’s Work
  9. Fractions
  10. Multiplication of Numbers
  11. Multiplication of Numbers II
See all 16 Basic 3 Second Term Mathematics topics →
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