A sale takes coins off the first price. Work out the price you pay, then compare.
Nico wants a new kite, and three shops on Kite Street sell the very same one. A huge sign shouts "Sale!" at the Big Toy Shop.
A sale sign tells what comes off. It is not the price. The price is what is left, so take it off first.
Then compare the prices you would really pay. Half off means two equal parts, and half is one of them: half of 8 is 4.
Sales can be great, as long as you check the price you pay.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
6 coins. 9 − 3 = 6.
5 coins. Half of 10 is 5, and 10 − 5 = 5.
The toy next door. 14 − 4 = 10 coins on sale, and 9 is fewer than 10.
No. The Big Toy Shop's sale kite cost 6 coins, but the plain kite next door cost 5.
With a grown-up, find a sale sign at a shop. Work out the price after the sale, and compare it with another price.
At a real shop, ask your child to find a sale sign and work out what you would pay, then compare it with another price. The coins in these pages are pretend.
