These web-based activities were developed, during summer sessions from 1997 through 1999, by students at Mainland High School, located in Daytona Beach, FL. As part of Mainland's CCTT grant, the students were given permission by the book's publisher to convert the ancillary materials of the County's adopted Algebra 1 textbook (Glencoe Algebra 1 — ISBN: 9780028253282) into html format.
Practice: Directions: Answer the following 5 questions. The information from one question is not related to any of the others. 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. Copyright 1997-1999: html adaptation
Chart Your Attempts
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.)
2. Rudolpho had 5 coins that totaled 35¢. How
many nickels did he have.
3. Cassandra had 6 coins consisting of nickel(s),
dime(s), and quarters(s) that totaled $1.10. How many dimes did she have?
4. Melanie got a tip that was 7 coins totaling
90¢. How many nickels were there?
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?
6. How many ways can you choose exactly 5 coins to make $1.00?
7. How many ways can you choose exactly 6 coins
to make $1.00?
8. How many ways can you choose exactly 7 coins
to make $1.00?
9. How many ways can you choose exactly 8 coins
to make $1.00?
10. How many ways can you choose exactly 10 coins
to make $1.00?
Career Connection to Teaching with Technology