Adding and subtracting amounts of money in pounds and pence, keeping decimal points aligned.
Where your child meets this in real life: Adding up shopping bills, calculating total costs, or finding combined prices
Each SEAG paper has 28 maths questions. Questions 29 to 50 are multiple choice with five possible answers, and questions 51 to 56 need a short written answer. With 56 questions in 60 minutes across English and maths, that is about a minute per question.
SEAGReady breaks add and subtract money into 2 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.
Add or subtract two money amounts, expressing answers in correct money format (£X.XX)
Calculate totals from 3 or more money amounts, organising work clearly
Try three free questions from our add and subtract money course. They start easy and get harder, so you can see where your child's confidence runs out. If they manage the last one without a hint, this topic is probably secure. If not, the steps above show where to start.
Sean buys one pencil case and one ruler from the price list. How much does he spend altogether?
At a museum gift shop, Anna bought a guidebook for £5.75, a pencil for £1.25, and a badge for £2.80. How much did she spend altogether?
George's money record is shown. How much money does he have now?
This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.
Holly buys a sandwich for £4.75 and a juice for £1.68.
How much does she spend altogether?
£4.75 + £1.68
Write one amount below the other
Step 1 of 5
Holly buys a sandwich for £4.75 and a juice for £1.68.
How much does she spend altogether?
Holly spends £6.43 altogether.
The key insight: Money works just like decimals - always keep the decimal points lined up!
Common mix-up: Writing £6.4 or £6.430. Money always has exactly 2 decimal places. Write £6.43, not £6.4 or £6.430.
These are the misconceptions we see most often in add and subtract money, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.
Struggling with add and subtract money? The real gap is often in one of these earlier topics.
Sitting the SEAG test this November? Read our last-month revision plan, Paper 1 vs Paper 2 and test day guide.
SEAGReady finds the exact step where your child gets stuck, teaches it with worked examples like the one above, and brings it back for review so it sticks.
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