Equivalent amounts of money – up to 10 rupees
key points :
💰 What are Equivalent Amounts?
- Equivalent amounts mean different groups of coins or notes that have the same value.
- Even if coins look different, their total value can be equal.
🪙 Common Coins Used (India)
- ₹1 coin
- ₹2 coin
- ₹5 coin
- ₹10 note/coin
🔢 Basic Equivalent Examples
- ₹2 = ₹1 + ₹1
- ₹5 = ₹2 + ₹2 + ₹1
- ₹10 = ₹5 + ₹5
- ₹10 = ₹2 + ₹2 + ₹2 + ₹2 + ₹2
- ₹10 = ₹5 + ₹2 + ₹2 + ₹1
➕ How to Find Equivalent Amounts
- Add the values of coins.
- Count step-by-step: 1, 2, 3…
- Check if totals are equal.
🎯 Simple Activities
- Give children different coins and ask:
👉 “Can you make ₹10 in another way?” - Match two groups of coins with the same total.
- Use real or paper coins for practice.
⚠️ Important Tips
- The number of coins may be different, but the value can still be the same.
- Always count carefully to avoid mistakes.
- Start with small amounts, then move to ₹10.
🧠 Practice Questions
- Is ₹5 equal to ₹2 + ₹2 + ₹1? ✔️
- Which is equal to ₹10?
a) ₹5 + ₹5 ✔️
b) ₹2 + ₹2 + ₹2 ❌ - Make ₹10 using only ₹1 coins.
Learn with an example
🎯 Look at these coins:
- Count these coins:
- First, count the 5-rupee coins: ₹5.00.
- Then, count the 2-rupee coins: ₹7.00.
- Then, count the 1-rupee coins: ₹8.00.
- Now count the 50-paise coins: ₹8.50.
- There is ₹8.50.
- Now count the other coins the same way.
- This group shows ₹9.00:
- This group shows ₹8.00:
- This group shows ₹8.50. This answer shows the same amount.
🎯 Look at these coins:
🎯 Which group shows the same amount?
- Count these coins:
- First, count the 2-rupee coins: ₹2.00.
- Now count the 50-paise coins: ₹2.50.
There is ₹2.50. - Now count the other coins the same way.
- This group shows ₹2.00:
- This group shows ₹3.00:
- This group shows ₹2.50. This answer shows the same amount.
🎯 Look at these coins:
🎯 Which group shows the same amount?
- Count these coins:
- This group shows ₹2.00:
- This group shows ₹1.50. This answer shows the same amount.
Let’s practice!🖊️
