Money Counting Math Example 1

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Example 1

easy
You have 2 dimes and 3 pennies. How much money do you have in total?

Solution

  1. 1
    A dime is worth 10 cents. Two dimes: \(2 \times 10 = 20\) cents.
  2. 2
    A penny is worth 1 cent. Three pennies: \(3 \times 1 = 3\) cents.
  3. 3
    Add them together: \(20 + 3 = 23\) cents.
  4. 4
    Total: 23 cents (or \$0.23).

Answer

23 cents
Count the higher-value coins first (dimes), then add lower-value coins (pennies). This is called counting on.

About Money Counting

Identifying coins and bills by their value and adding them together to find a total amount of money.

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More Money Counting Examples

Example 2 medium

You have 1 quarter, 2 nickels, and 4 pennies. How much money is that altogether?

Example 3 easy

You have 3 nickels and 2 pennies. How many cents do you have?

Example 4 medium

You want to buy a snack that costs 50 cents. You have 1 quarter and 3 dimes. Do you have enough mone

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