💰 Money: Rupees and Paise
Class 3 Maths · Unit 7 of 12 · about 130 minutes
Works with Indian coins and notes up to ₹500: making an amount in different ways, adding and subtracting money in whole rupees (with simple paise as 50 paise = half a rupee), finding change, reading a price list and preparing a simple bill. Builds directly on the addition and subtraction units.
What your child will learn
- Students will be able to identify Indian coins and notes and count a mixed set to find its total value up to ₹500.
- Students will be able to make a given amount using different combinations of notes and coins.
- Students will be able to add and subtract amounts of money in whole rupees to find totals and change.
- Students will be able to read a price list, find the cost of several of one item, and prepare a simple bill with a total.
- Students will be able to recognise 50 paise as half a rupee and combine two 50-paise coins into ₹1.
Lessons in this unit
- Coins, notes and counting money: Recognise current Indian coins and notes and count a mixed set by starting with the largest value. Totals up to ₹500.
- Making an amount in different ways: Make a given amount with notes and coins in two or more ways, and find the fewest notes and coins for an amount. Amounts up to ₹200.
- Adding money and finding change: Add the prices of two or three items and find the change from a note, using the column method or counting up. Whole rupees only, totals up to ₹500.
- Price lists and bills: Read a price list, multiply a price by a small quantity, fill a simple bill (item, price each, how many, cost) and total it. Whole rupees, totals up to ₹500.
Key words
- rupee (₹)
- Indian money. ₹ is written before the number: ₹25.
- paise
- Small money. 100 paise make ₹1; 50 paise is half a rupee.
- note / coin
- Paper money (₹10, ₹20, ₹50, ₹100, ₹200, ₹500) and metal money (₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10, ₹20).
- cost / price
- How much money a thing needs.
- change
- Money you get back when you pay more than the price.
- bill
- A list of things bought, their prices and the total.
Help your child at home
What to watch for
- Bigger coin means more money (₹1 coin vs ₹2 coin size confusion) or more coins means more money.
- Help: Read the number on each coin. Five ₹1 coins are less than one ₹10 coin.
- There is only one right way to make an amount.
- Help: Money can be made many ways; all must total the same. ₹45 = 20+20+5 = 10+10+10+10+5.
- Change is the note minus nothing, or the price minus the note.
- Help: Change = money paid − price. Count up from the price to the note: 65 → 70 (5) → 100 (30), change ₹35.
- Cost of 3 pencils is the price plus 3: ₹8 + 3 = ₹11.
- Help: Each pencil costs ₹8, so 3 pencils cost 8 + 8 + 8 = 3 × 8 = ₹24.
Try this at home
- Count ₹100 + ₹50 + ₹20 + ₹5 + ₹2
- ₹45 in two ways
- ₹35 + ₹28 + ₹12 total
- Bill for 3 pencils at ₹8 and 2 erasers at ₹5
Quick questions to ask aloud
- Fatima has one ₹100 note, one ₹50 note, one ₹20 note, one ₹5 coin and one ₹2 coin. How many rupees does she have?
Show answer
Start with the largest: 100, then 150, 170, 175, 177. She has ₹177. - Which set makes exactly ₹45? (₹20 + ₹20 + ₹5 / ₹20 + ₹20 + ₹10 / ₹10 + ₹10 + ₹10 + ₹10)
Show answer
20 + 20 = 40, and 40 + 5 = 45. So ₹20 + ₹20 + ₹5 makes ₹45. - A notebook costs ₹35, a pen costs ₹28 and an eraser costs ₹12. What is the total cost?
Show answer
35 + 28 = 63, and 63 + 12 = 75. The total is ₹75.
Frequently asked questions
What will my child learn in "Money: Rupees and Paise" (Class 3 Maths)?
Your child will be able to: identify Indian coins and notes and count a mixed set to find its total value up to ₹500.; make a given amount using different combinations of notes and coins.; add and subtract amounts of money in whole rupees to find totals and change.; read a price list, find the cost of several of one item, and prepare a simple bill with a total.; recognise 50 paise as half a rupee and combine two 50-paise coins into ₹1..
How does MangoMindz teach "Money: Rupees and Paise"?
In 4 short parts (Coins, notes and counting money, Making an amount in different ways, Adding money and finding change, Price lists and bills). Each part has a picture-based lesson read aloud by Mango Teacher, a quick check, and a quiz built from common mistakes children make, with Mango, a study buddy, for questions.
How long does "Money: Rupees and Paise" take?
About 130 minutes in total, spread over 4 parts of 15–25 minutes each.
How can I help my child with "Money: Rupees and Paise" at home?
Work through a small example together, such as: Count ₹100 + ₹50 + ₹20 + ₹5 + ₹2; ₹45 in two ways. Then ask a quick question aloud: Fatima has one ₹100 note, one ₹50 note, one ₹20 note, one ₹5 coin and one ₹2 coin. How many rupees does she have?
What mistakes do children often make in "Money: Rupees and Paise"?
Bigger coin means more money (₹1 coin vs ₹2 coin size confusion) or more coins means more money. Fix: Read the number on each coin. Five ₹1 coins are less than one ₹10 coin. There is only one right way to make an amount. Fix: Money can be made many ways; all must total the same. ₹45 = 20+20+5 = 10+10+10+10+5. Change is the note minus nothing, or the price minus the note. Fix: Change = money paid − price. Count up from the price to the note: 65 → 70 (5) → 100 (30), change ₹35.
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