Practice:
Chart Your Attempts
Directions: Answer the following 5 questions. The information from one question is not related to any of the others. |
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1. Yuri had 4 coins consisting of of
quarter(s), dime(s), and nickel(s) that totaled 65¢. How many dime(s) did they have?
(Hint: Start with the largest coins, quarters, first. Try making 65¢ with 3 quarters
first, then two quarters, and then one quarter.) |
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2. Rudolpho had 5 coins that totaled 35¢. How
many nickels did he have. |
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3. Cassandra had 6 coins consisting of nickel(s),
dime(s), and quarters(s) that totaled $1.10. How many dimes did she have? |
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4. Melanie got a tip that was 7 coins totaling
90¢. How many nickels were there? |
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5. Ben had paper money consisting of $5's,
$10's, and $20's. He had 9 bills that totaled $120. How many $10 dollar bills did he
have? |
Directions: Use the following
information to solve questions 6-10. On a table are 20 coins: 5 half dollars, 5 quarters, 5 dimes, and 5 nickels.
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6. How many ways can you choose exactly 5 coins to make $1.00? |
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7. How many ways can you choose exactly 6 coins
to make $1.00? |
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8. How many ways can you choose exactly 7 coins
to make $1.00? |
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9. How many ways can you choose exactly 8 coins
to make $1.00? |
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10. How many ways can you choose exactly 10 coins
to make $1.00? |