What does making change mean?
Change is the money returned when someone pays more than an item costs. The difference between the amount paid and the price is the change due.
Amount paid−Price=Change due
Use the counting-up method
Start at the price and add convenient local coins until the running total reaches the amount paid. Record each jump, then add the coins used.
65c → $1.00
65c + 5c = 70c; +10c = 80c; +20c = $1.00
Add the jumps: 5c + 10c + 20c = 35c.
Practise making change with AUD
Check the answer by adding the change back to the price. The result should equal the amount paid. Start with totals below one whole Australian dollar, then introduce larger amounts.
Print the Australia make-change workbook and keep the regional coin chart nearby.