Class 1 Maths Chapter 12, How Much Can We Spend? (Money), introduces Indian coins (₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10, ₹20) and currency notes (₹10, ₹20, ₹50, ₹100), saving coins in a piggy bank (gullak), and combining coins to buy pencils, erasers, balls, and balloons.
What Class 1 Mathematics Chapter 12 Covers
Indian Coins & Notes: Recognising ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10, and ₹20 coins and ₹10, ₹20, ₹50, and ₹100 currency notes.
Making Amounts with Coins: Combining ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, and ₹10 coins in different ways to match the price tag on a toy or fruit.
Shopping & Gullak Savings: Counting total money in a piggy bank and deciding what items we can buy within ₹10 or ₹20.
Exercises in Chapter 12
- Let us Do — Match Coins & Prices (Pages 116–119): Count the coins in each box and draw coin combinations to pay ₹6, ₹8, ₹12, and ₹15.
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FAQ
Which coins are commonly used in India and shown in Chapter 12?
Coins of ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10, and ₹20.
How can you make ₹7 using Indian coins?
You can combine one ₹5 coin and one ₹2 coin (5 + 2 = 7), or one ₹5 coin and two ₹1 coins (5 + 1 + 1 = 7).