Identifying coins
Which coin is a golden brown color and worth 1 cent?
Someone buys $4 worth of items and gives me a $10 bill. How much change do I give them?
(10 - 4)
$6
I have $5. I want a $3 bag of chips and a $2 soda. Can I buy both? (no tax)
Yes. I have $5 and my items cost $5.
13 nickels
(5 cents x 13 coins)
65 cents or $0.65
Someone spends $4 and gives me $10. I want to give them back the least amount of bills possible. I can do this by counting up. Start at the amount owed and count up with bills until you reach the amount they gave you. What bills do I give them?
Start at $4. Give back a $1 bill and now you are at $5. Give back a $5 bill and you are at $10.
*1 $1 bill and 1 $5 bill*
What is the smallest silver coin called?
a dime
Someone buys $9.50 worth of items and gives me a $10 bill. How much change do I give them?
(10.00 - 9.50)
$0.50
I want to buy 2 pieces of candy that are $0.75 each. I have $2. Can I buy both? (no tax)
Yes. I have $2 and my items cost $1.50.
3 quarters
(25 cents + 25 cents + 25 cents)
75 cents or $0.75
Someone spends $0.85 and gives me $1.00. I want to give them back the least amount of coins possible. I can do this by counting up. Start at the amount owed and count up with coins until you reach the amount they gave you. What coins do I give them?
Start at $0.85. Give back a nickel and now you are at $0.90. Give back a dime and you are at $1.00.
*1 nickel and 1 dime*
Which coin is the biggest?
a quarter
Someone buys $16 worth of items and gives me $21 dollars. How much change do I give them?
(21 - 16)
$5
I have $48 dollars. I want to buy a video game for $23, a controller for $15, and headphones for $18. Can I buy all 3 items? (no tax)
No. My total is $56 and I only have $48.
3 pennies + 1 nickel
(3 cents + 5 cents)
8 cents or $0.08
Someone spends $3.21 and gives me $4.00. I want to give them back the least amount of coins possible. I can do this by counting up. Start at the amount owed and count up with coins until you reach the amount they gave you. What coins do I give them?
Start at $3.21. Give back pennies until you get to a multiple of 5 or 10. 4 pennies gets you to $3.25. Now you can give quarters back until you reach a whole dollar amount. 3 quarters gets you to $4, which is where you stop.
*4 pennies and 3 quarters*
Which coin is the thickest and worth five cents?
a nickel
Someone buys $11.82 worth of items and gives me $15. How much change do I give them?
(15.00 - 12.82)
$2.18
I have $8. I want to buy 6 items from the dollar store that each cost $1.25. Can I by all 6 items? (no tax).
Yes. I have $8 and my items cost $7.50.
3 dimes + 10 pennies + 2 nickels
(30 cents + 10 cents + 10 cents)
50 cents or $0.50
Someone spends $27 and gives me $40. I want to give them back the least amount of bills possible. I can do this by counting up. Start at the amount owed and count up with bills until you reach the amount they gave you. What bills do I give them?
Start at $27. Give back $1 bills until you are at a multiple of 5 or 10. 3 bills will get you to $30. Give back a $10 bill and you are at $40.
*3 $1 bills and 1 $10 bill*
What coin do you need four of in order to make a dollar?
a quarter
Someone spends $42.25 at a restaurant and gives me 3 $20 bills ($60 in total). How much change do I give them?
(60.00 - 42.25)
$17.75
I have $25. I want to buy a book for $19.50 and a bookmark for $7.75. Can I buy both? (no tax)
No. I have $25 but my items cost $27.25
3 quarters + 3 dimes + 4 nickels
(75 cents + 30 cents + 20 cents)
$1.25
Someone spends $2.35 and gives me $5. I want to give them back the least amount of bills possible. I can do this by counting up. Start at the amount owed and count up with coins and then bills until you reach the amount they gave you. What change do I give them?
Start at $2.35. Give back a nickel and you are at $2.40. Give back a dime and you are at $2.50. Give back quarters until you are at a whole dollar amount. 2 quarters will get you to $3. Now give back one dollar bills until you get to $5.
*1 nickel, 1 dime, 2 quarters, and 2 $1 bills*