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Know your banknotes
Discover Mathematics P2: Term 2, Lessons 61–70
GoalRead the value of each banknote and tell which note is worth more.
New words
banknote · paper moneyvalue · how many pounds a note is worthLE · the short way to write Egyptian pounds
Explanation
In Egypt we pay with Egyptian pounds. We write LE after the number, so 20 LE means twenty pounds. Every banknote has a big number on it, and that number is its value. In this book we use five notes: 1 LE, 10 LE, 20 LE, 50 LE and 100 LE. A bigger number means the note is worth more, so a 100 LE note is worth more than a 50 LE note. Always look at the number on the note to know its value.
Worked examples
Youssef holds a note with the number 50 on it. Its value is 50 LE.
Compare two notes. 100 is a bigger number than 20, so the 100 LE note is worth more than the 20 LE note.
Hana has three 10 LE notes. Count by tens: 10, 20, 30. She has 30 LE.
Class activity
Make your own play money. Cut paper rectangles and write 1, 10, 20, 50 and 100 on them, with a different color for each value. Mix them up, then put them in order from the smallest value to the biggest. Then play shop with a family member.
Practice
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What is the value of this note?
10 LE.
2
What is the value of this note?
100 LE.
3
Which is worth more, a 10 LE note or a 50 LE note?
The 50 LE note.
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Put these notes in order from the smallest value to the biggest: 50 LE, 1 LE, 100 LE, 10 LE.
1 LE, 10 LE, 50 LE, 100 LE.
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Omar has these two notes. How much money does he have?
20 + 10 = 30, so he has 30 LE.