Money Counting Math Example 4

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Example 4

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You want to buy a snack that costs 50 cents. You have 1 quarter and 3 dimes. Do you have enough money? How much do you have?

Solution

  1. 1
    1 quarter = 25 cents.
  2. 2
    3 dimes: \(3 \times 10 = 30\) cents.
  3. 3
    Total: \(25 + 30 = 55\) cents.
  4. 4
    55 cents > 50 cents, so yes, you have enough.

Answer

55 cents — yes, enough money
You have 55 cents which is more than the 50-cent cost, so you have enough with 5 cents to spare.

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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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More Money Counting Examples

Example 1 easy

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

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?

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