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You learn to split money fairly, change one currency into another, and set money aside for different needs. These skills help you handle daily spending, family plans, and exam questions with confidence.
You should be comfortable with ratio, percentage, multiplication and division. You also need to read money amounts correctly in cedis and other currencies.
Not confident yet? Work through Simple Interest, Discounts & Commission first.
One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.
Efua and Yaw share GH₵360 in the ratio 4:5. How much does Yaw receive?
Working: Total parts = 9; one part = 40; Yaw gets 5 × 40 = GH₵200.
This topic normally appears in the money and consumer arithmetic parts of Junior High School Mathematics. It supports BECE-style questions on sharing, budgeting and currency conversion in everyday contexts.
Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.
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