GSS Math Grade 3 Unit 11 Ethiopian Currency

UNIT 11 Ethiopian Money

Unit Outcomes:
After completing this unit the students will be able to:
 Identify and distinguish Ethiopian currency.
 Explain with examples about money.
 Count notes and coins.
 Make change of the given note to another.
 Solve word problems realated to the money.

Introduction
This unit will enable you get a clear understanding of identifying and
distinguishing Ethiopian currency from others. Besides, it helps you to count
and make change with notes.
Money is very important in our day to day life. We use Birr notes and cents to
buy things such as pencil, Exercise book, food, car and so on.
The official currency of Ethiopia is the Ethiopian Birr (ETB).
The Ethiopian money is manufactured in two forms such as notes and coins.

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11.1 Counting and Converting Money

Activity 1
1. List the notes that Ethiopia is using at the moment.

2. List the coins that Ethiopia is using at the moment.

3. Form groups and answer the following questions.

a) How many 1 birr notes and 5 birr note are counted in 10 Birr note?

b) How many 10 Birr notes are there in two 50 Birr notes?

The official currency of Ethiopia is the Ethiopian Birr (ETB). The Ethiopian money is
manufactured in two forms such as notes and coins.

Ethiopian coins are

1 cent
5 cents
10 cents
25 cents
50 cents

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Here are the Ethiopian Notes and coins that are under legal use.

A) Notes

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B) Coins

A. Relationships among The notes

One 200 Birr note = Two 100 birr notes

One 100 Birr note = Two 50 Birr notes

One 50 Birr note = Five 10 Birr notes

One 10 Birr note = Two 5 Birr note

One 5 Birr note = Five 1 Birr Coins.

Example 1 Answer the following questions.

1. How many five Birr notes are there in one 50 Birr note?

2. How many100 Birr notes are there in four 200 Birr notes?

3. How many 1 Birr coins are counted in Three 10 Birr notes?

Solutions
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1) 50 = 5x10, there are 10 Five Birr note in 50 Birr note.

2) 4 x200 = 400 and 400 = 4 x 100 , Therefore there are four 100 Birr notes.

3) Three 10 Birr = 30 Birr = 30 x 1 Birr, so, there are Thirty 1 Birr coins are counted in
three 10 Birr notes.

Example 2
8 notes of hundred Birr, 5 notes of ten Birr and 2 one Birr coins =________Birr

Solution

8 notes of hundred Birr=8100=800 Birr

5 notes of ten Birr=510=50 Birr

2 one Birr coins =21= 2 Birr

Therefore, the total is 800 Birr + 50 Birr + 2Birr = 852 Birr.

Exercise A

I. Fill in the blank Spaces

1. 3 two hundred Birr notes, 5 fifty birr notes, 6 ten Birr notes = _____ Birr,

2. 5 two hundred Birr notes, 2 Hundred birr notes = _____ Birr,

3. 10 hundred Birr notes, 12 fifty birr notes = _____ Birr,

4. 20 ten Birr notes = _____ Birr,

5. 18 five Birr notes = _____ Birr,

II. Choose the correct Answer.

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1. Which list gives 50 Birr?

A) 2 ten Birr and 4 five birr

B) 4 ten Birr and 10 one birr

C) 1 ten Birr and 8 five Birr

D) 3 ten Birr and 6 five Birr

2. 4 one hundred Birr note, 5 fifty Birr note equals ______

A) 425

B) 450

C) 405

D) 415

3. 5 two hundred Birr, three one hundred Birr and _______= 1345.

A) 4 ten Birr and 5 five birr

B) 4 ten Birr and 5 one birr

C) 4 ten Birr and 10 five Birr

D) 4 ten Birr and 4 five Birr

Activity 2

1. How many fifty cents are counted in One Birr?

2. How many 10 cents are counted in 50 cents?

3. How many five cents are counted in 25 cents?

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B. Relationships among the coins

One 25
Birrcents
coin = Five
100 cents
5 cents One 50 cents = two 25 cents

One 25
Birrcents
coin = Twenty
Two 50 cents
five 1 cents One 50 cents = Five 10 cents

One Birr coin = Four 25 cents One 50 cents = Ten 5 cents

One Birr coin = 10 ten cents One 50 cents = Fifty 1 cents

One 10 cents =Two 5 cents

One 10 cents =Ten 1 cents

One 5 cents = Five 1 cents

Example1. How many 25 cents are there in 4 Birr?

Solution

2Birr=21 Birr

=2100 cents

= 200 cents

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Example 2. How many 10 cents are there in 1 Birr and 20 cents?

1Birr= ten 10 cents = 10 x 10 = 100 cents

We add 20 cents and the total is 120 cents

Finally 120 cents = 1210 cents

The answer is 12.

Example3. How many 25 cents are counted in 2 Birr?

Solution

There for, there are eight 25 cents in 2 Birr.

Example 4. Change 760 cents to Birr and cents.

Solution

760 cents= 700 cents + 60 cents

=7100 cents + 60 cents

=71 Birr + 80 cents

=7 Birr and 80 cents

Exercise B
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1. Write the total amount of the following money collections.

1 Birr 10 cents 5 cents 5 Birr

The total amount of the collection is ____________ Birr and __________ cents.

2. Write the total amount of the following money.

a. 5 notes of ten Birr and 6 notes of one Birr. _____________

b. 2 notes of hundred Birr and 8 notes of five Birr. _________

c. 9 notes of fifty Birr, 4 notes of ten Birr and 2 ten cents. _____________

3. Complete each of the following conversions.

a) 300 cents=________Birr
b) 9 Birr=_______ fifty cents
c) 1,900 cents=________Birr
d) 600 cents=_________Birr
e) 2 Birr=_________ five cents
f) 4,800 cents=________Birr
g) 35 Birr=_________cents
h) 125 cents=________Birr and ___ cents
i) 17 Birr=__________cents
j) 530 cents=_________Birr and ____ tents

4. Change the following into Birr and cents.

a. 340 cents=_____________Birr and ___________cents.
b. 710 cents=_____________Birr and ___________cents.

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c. 855 cents=_____________Birr and ___________cents.

d. 605 cents=_____________Birr and ___________cents.
C) Comparing Money
Activity 3
Form a group and do the following questions.
1. Write each amount in the box and <, > or = sign.
a)

b)

11.2 Changing Between Different Notes of Birr

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5 Birr = 5 one Birr notes

10 Birr = 2 five Birr notes or 10 one Birr notes

50 Birr = 5 ten Birr notes or 10 five Birr notes

100 Birr = 2 0 five Birr notes or 10 ten Birr notes

Example 1 Change 350 Birr to hundred and ten Birr notes.

Solution

350 Birr= 300 Birr+50 Birr

=3100 Birr+ 510 Birr

=3 notes of hundred Birr and 5 notes of ten Birr.

Example 2 Change 78 Birr to ten and one Birr notes.

Solution

78 Birr= 70 Birr+ 8 Birr

= 710 Birr +81 Birr

= 7 notes of ten Birr and 8 notes of one Birr.

Exercise 11.2 C

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1. Change the following to hundred and ten Birr notes.

a. 330 Birr=_______notes of hundred Birr and _______notes of ten Birr

b. 910 Birr=_______notes of hundred Birr and _______notes of ten Birr

c. 770 Birr=_______notes of hundred Birr and _______notes of ten Birr

d. 480 Birr=_______notes of hundred Birr and _______notes of ten Birr

2. Change the following to ten and one Birr notes.

a. 96 Birr =_______notes of ten Birr and _______notes of one Birr

b. 47 Birr =_______notes of ten Birr and _______notes of one Birr

c. 64 Birr =_______notes of ten Birr and _______notes of one Birr

d. 154 Birr =_______notes of ten Birr and _______notes of one Birr

11.3 Word Problems Related with Money

Example 1

Biniam has 600.25 Birr and his brother has 275.15 Birr. How much more money does
Biniam have than his brother?

Solution

Biniam has 600.25 Birr

His brother has 275.15 Birr

600.25
We subtract −275.15
325.10

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Therefore, Biniam has 325.10 Birr more money than his brother.

Example 2

A father bought shirts for his 4 children. If he paid 15 Birr for each shirt, how much did
he spend?

Solution

Shirts are bought for 4 children.

Each shirt costs 15 Birr.

Therefore, the total cost of the shirts is 15 Birr  4=60 Birr.

Exercise D

I. Solve the following word problems.

1. While Fraol was at the supermarket, he bought a cap. The cap costs 15 Birr and 50
cents. He had 18 Birr and 75 cents to spend. How much money has he left after he bought
the cap?

He has left with _________ Birr.

2. Muna has Birr 150 in her pocket. She wants to give equal amount of money to her two
sisters. How much money does each of her sisters get?

Each of her sisters gets _________Birr.

3. If the cost of one suit is Birr 600, then how many suits can we buy for Birr 1,800?

1,800 Birr can buy _________suits.

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4. My mother sent me to a shop to buy bread, egg and milk. The bread costs Birr 4 and 20
cents, the egg costs Birr 3 and 45 cents, and the milk costs Birr 6. How much money did I
spend in all?

The total cost I spend was__________ Birr and _________ cents.

5. One quintal of teff costs Birr 1,450.What is the cost of 8 quintals of teff?

The cost of 12 q of teff is _________Birr.

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Unit Summary
Ethiopian money is manufactured in two forms such as notes and coins.
Ethiopian Birr notes are 1Birr, 5 Birr, 10 Birr, 50 Birr and 100 Birr.
Ethiopian coins are 1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents and 1Birr.
1Birr = 100 cents

Conversion Relationships One 50 cents = two 25 cents

One 200 Birr note = Two 100 birr notes One 50 cents = Five 10 cents

One 100 Birr note = Two 50 Birr notes One 50 cents = Ten 5 cents

One 50 Birr note = Five 10 Birr notes One 50 cents = Fifty 1 cents

One 10 Birr note = Two 5 Birr note One 25 cents = Five 5 cents

One 5 Birr note = Five 1 Birr Coins. One 25 cents = Twenty five 1 cents

5 Birr = 5 one Birr notes

One Birr coin = 100 cents 10 Birr = 2 five Birr notes or 10 one Birr

One Birr coin = Two 50 cents notes

One Birr coin = Four 25 cents 50 Birr = 5 ten Birr notes or 10 five Birr
notes
One Birr coin = 10 ten cents
100 Birr = 20 five Birr notes or 10 tenBirr
notes

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Review Questions
I. Write the total amount of the following money.

1. 5 notes of hundred Birr and 6 notes of fifty Birr=_________Birr

2. 15 notes of ten Birr and 8 notes of one Birr=_________Birr

3. 3 notes of fifty Birr and 5 notes of five Birr=_________Birr

4. 7 notes of hundred Birr and 9 notes of ten Birr, and 9 notes of one Birr
=_________Birr

II. Complete the following.

1) 8 Birr=__________cents 6) 700 cents=_______Birr

2.) 200 cents=_______Birr 7) 5 Birr=__________cents

3) 13 Birr=________cents 8)1800 cents=______ Birr

4) 1,400 cents=______Birr

5) 20 Birr=________cents

III. Change the following to Birr and cents.

1) 365 cents=____________Birr and __________cents

2) 775 cents=____________Birr and __________cents

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3) 400 cents=____________Birr and __________cents

4) 245 cents=____________Birr and __________cents

III. Solve the following word problems.

1. 6 electric bulbs cost 72 Birr and 60 cents. What is the cost of one bulb?

The cost of one bulb is________ Birr and _______ cents.

2. Bilal bought a tea-pot for 9 Birr and 50 cents, a glass jug for 7 Birr and 90 cents and a
flower vase for 18 Birr and 20 cents. How much did he spend altogether?

He spent __________Birr and ________cents.

3. Hanna gave for a shopkeeper 10 Birr to buy a soft drink. If the soft drink costs 5.50,
how much change did she get back?

Her change is _________Birr and ________ cents.

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