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Year 5 Maths Challenge Autumn 2

victorian money

This half term we are learning about the Victorians. Can you complete a Victorian money challenge using the information you have been given?

Bronze: The chimney sweep has earnt 4 silver 6 pence for his day’s work. How much has he earnt in total? Explain how you worked out your answer.

Silver: In my purse I have 3 sovereigns  and 2 florins, how much money do I have? Explain how you worked out your answer.

Gold: Which amount of money is higher 10 shillings or 3 Guinea? Explain how you know.

Platinum: Try to find out what one Pound would buy in Victorian times, and compare to what one Pound would buy today? Is a Pound worth the same now as then? Find out what a loaf of bread would cost then and now.

104 responses to “Year 5 Maths Challenge Autumn 2”

  1. Sana Khan

    Gold:

    Guinea-3×21=63 Shillings
    63 Shillings=£3 and 3 Shillings

    10 Shillings=120p

    So of course £3 is more than 120p

  2. Osman Osman

    Bronze challenge
    4×6=24 because a silver is a pence so you do 4×6=24 so he has 24 pence
    In total

  3. Zafraan Mahmood

    platinum
    £1 was worth 240 pence and you could have buyed gas coal power and new things like new equipment and £1 is worth 100 pence you could buy milk butter chocolate and in Victorian time bread would cost 2 shillings

    Silver challenge
    If you have 3 sovereign and 4florins in your purse this how you would work it out
    sovereign is 1pound and florin is 2shlillngs so you do 2+2that equal 4

    Bronze challenge
    The chimney sweep has earned 24silver and 6 pence I know this beacause 1 silver is six pence so you need to do 6 times 4that equals 24

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