Money Counting Math Example 3

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Example 3

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

Solution

  1. 1
    3 nickels: \(3 \times 5 = 15\) cents.
  2. 2
    2 pennies: \(2 \times 1 = 2\) cents.
  3. 3
    Total: \(15 + 2 = 17\) cents.

Answer

17 cents
Count nickels first (5 cents each), then add pennies (1 cent each).

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

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