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Question 1

Discuss with adults at home/school the prices of different products and services during their childhood. Try to find old coins and stamps.

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Solution

We will explore how money's value changes over time.

Step 1 — Understanding Past Prices

Let us talk to adults at home or school. We can ask them about prices of common things. For example, a chocolate bar or a bus ticket. We will ask about prices from their childhood. We can compare these old prices to today's prices. This helps us understand how money's value changes.

We gather historical price information.\boxed{\text{We gather historical price information.}}

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Step 2 — Discovering Old Currency

Let us look for old coins and stamps. The provided image shows old Indian stamps. These stamps have different values printed on them. We can see values like "1 anna" and "2 annas". These were old units of Indian currency. Finding these items helps us learn about history.

We identify old currency denominations.\boxed{\text{We identify old currency denominations.}}

Answer

(i) Discussing prices with adults helps us understand how the value of money changes over time. (ii) Finding old coins and stamps shows us different currency systems used in the past. (iii) The stamps in the image are from India and show denominations in 'annas'.

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