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Money · Ages 7+ · Set A
Is the sale really cheaper?
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Remember: A sale sign says what comes off. Take it off, then compare: the price is what is left.

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Three shops on Kite StreetNico wanted a new kite, and three shops on Kite Street sold the very same one. The Big Toy Shop had a big sign that shouted "Sale!" The first price was nine coins, and the sign said three coins off. The tiny shop next door had no sale sign, and its kite cost five coins. The Corner Shop sign said half off. There the first price was eight coins. Half of eight is four, so four coins came off. Nico worked out every price before paying a single coin. A sale sign tells what comes off. It is not the price. The price is what is left.
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At the Big Toy Shop the kite is 9 coins with 3 off. You pay coins.
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How many coins cheaper is the Corner Shop's kite than the Big Toy Shop's?
1 coin2 coins3 coins
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The Corner Shop's kite is 8 coins at first, and the sign says half off. Half of 8 is , so that many coins come off.
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The tiny shop had no sale sign, and its kite cost 5 coins.
TrueFalse

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Put the three kites in order, the fewest coins first.
  • The tiny shop: 5 coins
  • The Corner Shop: 4 coins
  • The Big Toy Shop: 6 coins
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Join each price tag to what you pay.
  1. 19 coins, 3 off
  2. 28 coins, half off
  3. 310 coins, half off
  4. 414 coins, 4 off
  • A10 coins
  • B4 coins
  • C5 coins
  • D6 coins
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A toy is 12 coins with 3 off. Next door the same toy is 8 coins. Which costs fewer coins?
🏠The toy next door🏷️The toy on sale⚖️They cost the same
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Circle every price tag where you pay 5 coins or fewer.
🏷️9 coins, 2 off🏷️6 coins, half off🏷️7 coins, 1 off🏷️4 coins, half off🏷️10 coins, half off
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Nico says: the sign says 3 off, so the kite costs 3 coins. Is Nico right?
YesNo
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A ball costs 10 coins. Shop A takes 3 off. Shop B takes half off. Which shop is cheaper?
Shop A, 3 offThey cost the sameShop B, half off
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Write one thing to do before you trust a sale sign.
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Draw a price tag for 10 coins with half off. Then draw the coins you pay.
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Answer key · Set A
Is the sale really cheaper?
16 9 − 3 = 6. The sign says what comes off, and what is left is the price.
22 coins The Corner Shop's kite costs 4 coins and the Big Toy Shop's costs 6, and 6 − 4 = 2 coins.
34 Two equal piles of 8 coins make 4 and 4. Half off takes 4 coins off, and 8 − 4 = 4 coins is the price.
4True The tiny shop had no sale sign and no crossing out, and its kite cost 5 coins.
52, 1, 3 After the sale, 4 coins is the least, then 5, then 6. The big sale sign did not win.
61-D, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A Take off what the sign shows: 9 − 3 = 6, half of 8 is 4, half of 10 is 5, and 14 − 4 = 10.
7The toy next door 12 − 3 = 9 coins on sale. Next door is 8 coins, and 8 is fewer than 9.
86 coins, half off, 4 coins, half off, 10 coins, half off 6 coins half off is 3, 4 coins half off is 2 and 10 coins half off is 5. But 9 − 2 = 7 and 7 − 1 = 6 are more than 5.
9No 3 is only what comes off. The price is what is left: 9 − 3 = 6 coins.
10Shop B, half off Shop A: 10 − 3 = 7 coins. Shop B: half of 10 is 5, so you pay 5 coins. Five is fewer than 7.
11Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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