How many items are in this paper?

Ten: three basic, three intermediate, three challenge and one redo item.

How long should it take?

About 25 minutes; finish under timing before checking the answers.

Are the answers reliable?

Every value is computed and checked by program, each with a one-line explanation.

Are these past public examination questions?

No. All items are original and are not past papers or official marking schemes.

Which level is it for?

P2, for revising money and change and school tests.

P2 Maths Money Paper 1: Basics

2026-11-09

Tutor Prep Guide · P2 Maths

Adding amounts, paying and getting change, and counting coins.

Direct answers　Ten items on whole-dollar and simple decimal amounts: questions 1-3 add and multiply amounts, 4-6 give change, 7-8 count coins, 9 compares two amounts, and 10 is a redo item on borrowing from the hundreds. Allow 25 minutes.

01　Paper details (check answers afterwards)

Item	Detail
Questions	10
Suggested time	25
Difficulty mix	Foundation 3 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 3 · Error redo 1
Chapter	Chapter: P2 Maths: Money and Change
Level	P2

02　Questions (10 items)

FoundationA notebook costs $12 and a pen costs $8. What is the total cost?
FoundationA toy car costs $35. It is reduced by $18. What is the new price?
FoundationEach pencil costs $4. How much do 3 pencils cost?
IntermediateA storybook costs $27. You pay with $50. How much change do you get?
IntermediateJuice costs $6.50 and bread costs $3.50. What is the total?
IntermediateA notebook costs $8.50. You pay with $20. How much change do you get?
ChallengeWhat is the total value of five $2 coins?
ChallengeA bottle of water costs $1.20 and a bun costs $2.80. What is the total?
ChallengeWhich is larger, $15 or $51?
Error redo(Redo) A book costs $64. You pay with $100. How much change do you get?

03　Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	$20	$12 + $8 = $20, so the total is $20.
2	$17	$35 − $18 = $17, so the new price is $17.
3	$12	$4 × 3 = $12, so 3 pencils cost $12.
4	$23	$50 − $27 = $23, so the change is $23.
5	$10	$6.50 + $3.50 = $10, so the total is $10.
6	$11.50	$20 − $8.50 = $11.50, so the change is $11.50.
7	$10	$2 × 5 = $10, so five $2 coins are worth $10.
8	$4	$1.20 + $2.80 = $4, so the total is $4.
9	$51	51 is greater than 15, so $51 is larger.
10	$36	$100 − $64 = $36: borrow one ten from the hundreds, so not $46.

04　What to do after marking

After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.

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