Class 2 money: counting rupees and working out change
Money is maths a child can hold. In Class 2 they count amounts in rupees and paise, add up what a few things cost, and work out the change from a note. Because they see money used every day, this is often the topic where word problems finally feel real.
Underneath the coins and notes, money is just addition and subtraction wearing a rupee sign. A child who is comfortable with those two operations mostly needs practice reading the problem and keeping the rupee symbol in place.
What your child needs to know
- Recognise rupee coins and notes and their values
- Know that 1 rupee is the same as 100 paise
- Add up the cost of two or three items
- Work out change from a note
- Make a given amount from coins and notes
Worked examples
A pencil costs ₹7 and a rubber costs ₹5. What do they cost together?
Hint — "together" means add the two prices.
₹7 + ₹5 = ₹12 for both.
You buy a toy for ₹15 and pay with a ₹20 note. How much change?
Hint — change is what you paid take away the cost.
₹20 − ₹15 = ₹5 change.
How many paise make 1 rupee?
Hint — think of two 50-paise coins.
1 rupee is 100 paise. Two 50-paise coins, or four 25-paise coins, make one rupee.
You have two ₹10 notes and one ₹5 note. How much money is that?
Hint — add the notes up.
₹10 + ₹10 + ₹5 = ₹25.
How Olympiads test this
Olympiads such as SOF IMO and CREST CMO at Class 2 like coin-and-note pictures: which coins make ₹20, or how much change is left. They also set short shopping word problems with two items. The numbers stay within Class 2 addition and subtraction. Letting a child handle real coins at the shop is the best preparation — the precise exam questions can never be predicted.
Practice questions
Show 5 practice questions and answers
- ₹8 + ₹6 — ₹14
- You pay ₹50 for a ₹35 toy. How much change? — ₹15
- How many paise make 1 rupee? — 100 paise
- What do three ₹5 coins make? — ₹15
- A book costs ₹40 and a pen ₹12. What is the total? — ₹52
Inside Talyzo: World 8, Community
Money is World 8, set in a busy community — the market, the shop, the ticket counter. Each question gives a hint before the answer and a full explanation after, so counting change becomes a confident, everyday skill rather than an anxious sum.
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