How it works
Each coin has a value: penny 1, nickel 5, dime 10, quarter 25. A dollar is 100.
Count the biggest coins first, then count on with the smaller ones.
Say the running total as you go: 25, 35, 45, 50, 51.
Worked examples
A row of coins
- You have a quarter, two dimes and a nickel.
- Start with the quarter: 25. Count on with the dimes: 35, 45. Then the nickel: 50.
- 25 + 10 + 10 + 5 = 50, so you have 50 cents.
A pile with pennies
- Sort the pile: a quarter, three dimes and four pennies.
- Quarter, then dimes: 25, 35, 45, 55. Then the pennies: 56, 57, 58, 59.
- 25 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 55, and 55 + 4 = 59, so you have 59 cents.
Bills and coins together
- You have two dollar bills, a quarter and a dime.
- Count the bills: 2 dollars. Count the coins: 25 + 10 = 35 cents.
- Together that is 2 dollars and 35 cents, written $2.35.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Pip has a dime. How many pennies are worth the same? Write the number. ___