Counting And Money
Counting is the first power of math. When you can count, you can check. You can count rotis on the table, sparrows on the wire, rickshaws at the chowk, and rupees in your pocket. A person who counts carefully is harder …
There is more than one way to understand this. If you have only been taught one, you have been taught less than you deserve.
There is more than one way to understand this. If you have only been taught one, you have been taught less than you deserve.
Counting is the first power of math. When you can count, you can check. You can count rotis on the table, sparrows on the wire, rickshaws at the chowk, and rupees in your pocket. A person who counts carefully is harder to cheat.
Pakistani currency comes in coins and notes. Coins you may see today are 1, 2, and 5 rupees. Notes are 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, and 5000 rupees. Each note has a different colour and a different size, so even before you can read, your fingers can tell them apart.
Count to one hundred by tens first: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100. Then by fives: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. Then by twos. Counting by groups is faster than counting one by one. Shopkeepers in every bazaar use this trick.
Today's habit. Empty your gullak or your purse on the table. Sort the coins and notes from smallest to largest. Count the total in rupees. Write the number down. Tomorrow do it again and see if anything changed.
Estimated time: 10 min