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    Indian Coins and Notes

                    The type of money used in a particular country is called
                    its  currency. In India,  currency  is  found  in  the  form of              Different countries have
                                                                                                   different currencies.
                    rupees and paise which are in the form of notes and coins.                    USA uses  the dollar.
                    ‘`’ is the symbol for rupees and ‘p’ is the symbol for paise.                  Japan uses the yen.
                    These are Indian coins and notes.

                    Expressing Money

                    Money is expressed in rupees and paise. We put a dot to separate rupees and paise.
                    For example, 25 rupees 75 paise is expressed in figures as `25.75.

                                                           `25  .  75
                                                                                                 Paise are always written
                                                                                                   as 2-digit numbers.
                                                                                                For example, 8 p = `0.08
                                                 rupees                    paise

                    Example 1. Write 30 rupees and 5 paise in figures.
                    Solution.  30 rupees and 5 paise can be written as `30.05.

                    Example 2. Write the following amounts in words.

                                 a.  `8.00                         b.  `0.60                      c.  `0.05

                    Solution.  a.  `8.00 → Eight rupees            b.  `0.60 → Sixty paise  c.  `0.05 → Five paise

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