Symbols
What is the correct symbol for eighty-five dollars? Draw it and then say it.
$
How many cents are in a penny?
1 cent
How much is a $1 bill worth
1 dollar
Three dollars and twenty-five cents plus two dollars equals how much?
$3.25 + $2.00 = $5.25
Five dollars and twenty-five cents
Write $18.45 in word format. Explain how you know your answer is correct.
Eighteen dollars and forty-five cents.
Explanation (acceptable):
18 = eighteen dollars
.45 = forty-five cents
Use the word “and” between dollars and cents
What symbol to place and where?
80.00
$80.00
How many cents are in a nickel?
5 cents
How much is a $5 bill worth?
5 dollars
Two dollars and three dollars equals how much?
$2.00 + $3.00 = $5.00
Write $7.30 in word format. Explain how you know your answer is correct.
Seven dollars and thirty cents.
Explanation
“I looked at 7 before the decimal for dollars.”
“I looked at 30 after the decimal for cents.”
“I wrote dollars first, then cents, using ‘and’ to separate them.”
Which symbol do we use to show money, like $5?
Dollar sign ($)
How many cents are in a dime?
10 cents
How many $1 bills make $5?
5 one-dollar bills
One dollar and fifty cents plus one dollar equals how much?
$1.50 + $1.00 = $2.50 (Two dollars and fifty cents)
Write $12.05 in word format. Explain how you know your answer is correct.
A: Twelve dollars and five cents.
Explanation Prompt:
“The 12 is the dollar amount, so I wrote twelve dollars.”
“The 05 is the cents, so I wrote five cents.”
“I used ‘and’ to connect dollars and cents.”
What symbol means cents?
¢
How many cents are in a quarter?
25 cents
You have two different dollar bills that together equal $25. What bills could you have? Explain your answer.
A $20 bill and $5
Three dollars and twenty-five cents plus two dollars and 6 cents plus five dollars and eighty cents equals how much?
$3.25 + $2.06 + $5.80 = $11.11
Write $24.99 in word format. Explain how you know your answer is correct.
A: Twenty-four dollars and ninety-nine cents.
Explanation Prompt:
“I looked at 24 before the decimal for dollars.”
“I looked at 99 after the decimal for cents.”
“I wrote the full words and used ‘and’ to separate dollars and cents.”
What is the symbol for a dollar amount?
$
How many pennies equal one quarter?
25 pennies
You need to pay $30 using only $5 and $10 bills. How many bills could you use? Explain.
Three $10 bills
Two $10 bills and two $5 bills
Six $5 bills
Make your own problem using dollars and cents in words. Then solve it.
The teacher will say whether your team gets a point or not.
Why do we not write “point forty-five” .45 when writing money in words?
Because money is written using dollars and cents, not decimal point language.