Coins
Making Change
Word Problems
100

What is a penny? 

1 cent 

Brown Coin 

Abe Lincoln  

100

13 + _ = 20 

7

100

Arya is buying a gift for her little brother, Parsan, for Christmas. She wants to buy him a toy that cost 64 cents. If she only has 34 cents, how much more cents do she need to buy the toy? 

30 cents!

200

Logan found a big silver coin in his pocket! What is that coin? 

Quarter!

200

23 + _ = 100

77

200

Christopher wants to buy two books, so that he can read with his sister, Lillian. If a book cost 3.99. How much would two books cost? 

$7.98

300

What is the difference between a nickel and a dime? 

Nickel is 5 cents, and it is slightly bigger than a dime, while a dime is 10 cents. 

300

$1.13 + _ = $5.00

$3.87

300

Stella and Violet are buying a 1000 pieces puzzle game for them and their two friends, Leena and Ava. The game cost $29.99. The girls counted their money, and saw they had 1 ten-dollar bill, 1 five-dollar bill, 8 quarters, 5 nickels, 3 dimes, and 9 pennies. Do they have enough? If not, how much more do they need? 

Nope! They still need, $12.35. 

400

What does a dollar coin look like? 

A gold coin!

400

$12.45 + _ = $20.00

$7.55

400
Miles and June are counting the coins in their piggy banks. Miles has 10 quarters, 20 nickels, 30 dimes, and 40 pennies. June has 10 pennies, 20 dimes, 30 nickels, and 40 quarters. What is the difference between Miles's piggy bank and June's? 

$6.70 

500

How many quarters would I need to make a dollar? How many dimes? Nickels? Pennies? 

4 quarters makes a dollar! 

10 dimes!

20 nickels! 

100 pennies! 

500

$83.19 + _ = $100.00

$16.81

500

Ayyan wants to turn in his coins, into dollar bills. He has, 60 quarters, 40 nickels, 20 dimes, and 100 pennies. How much does he have? 

He will have $20 dollars.