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Counting Coins

Grade 3

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Today, we are going to beginanother Lesson.

Coins

CoinValue of Coin

1 Penny1¢

1 Nickel5¢

1 Dime10¢

1 Quarter 25¢

1 half dollar50¢

Mike put 5 pennies in his piggy bank for 5days. How many pennies did mark have?

Solution:

Total number of pennies in his piggy bankare 25.

Models

Models can be used to count the coins.

•The different coins can first beseparated.

•Then similar coins can be added.

•The total money can then be added.

Counting coins

How much do 3 pennies and 2 nickelscount up to?

Solution –

3 pennies – 3¢

2 nickels - 10¢

Total money - 13¢

How many coins can be used to count 27cents?

Solution:

One quarter and 2 pennies

One quarter = 25¢

2 pennies = 2¢

How many coins make up for $1.25?

Calvin wants to buy a pen that costs $1.50.He has 3 quarters. Is the money sufficientto buy a pen?

Tim has 3 coins, penny, nickel and dime.This money is enough to buy 4 candies.What is the cost of 4 candies?

Wilson buys 3 apples and 2 oranges. Costof 1 apple is 1 nickel and cost of 1 orangeis 1 dime. How much money does heneed?

Jack has 3 pennies, 2 nickels and 1 dime.How much money does he have?

Which amount of money is greater?

a.1 dollar + 5 dimes + 2 nickels

b.8 dimes + 20 nickels

c.3 quarters + 5 nickels + 2 dimes

d.1 dollar + 25 nickels

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Try Assessment Questions Now.

1. Joseph gave Maria 2 quarters, 2 nickelsand one dime. How much money doesJoseph give Maria?

2. Harry spend 1 dollar for juice, half dollarfor a game and 2 nickels for a lottery ticket.How much money does he spend in all?

3. Elise has a total of $1.29. He hasdollars, nickels and pennies. How manycoins does she have?

4. Ginny bought a magazine for one dollar,a newspaper for 2 quarters and a pencil for2 nickels. How much money does he payto the shopkeeper?

5. Pearl bought a notebook for $0.95. Hegave shopkeeper one dollar coin. What willhe get back?

a)a penny

b)a dime

c)a quarter

d)a nickel

6. Lisa has $10 note. She wants to buy acap that costs $6.25 and a belt that costs$3.85. Does she has enough money to buycap and belt?

7. Mr. Lee buys a banana. He gets $0.42change. What coins could the change be?

8. What coins could make up $1.57?

9. Harry gave away $0.96 to thenewspaper seller. What coins he couldhave given?

10. How much money do 12 pennies and13 nickels make up?

Recap

Value of a penny is 1¢

Value of a Nickel is 5¢

Value of a dime is 10¢

Value of a quarter is 25¢

Value of a half dollar is 50¢

Well Done!!

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