Practice Money Counting in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

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Quick Recap

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

Each coin is like a shortcut for counting—a nickel is a bundle of 5 pennies, a dime is 10 pennies, and a quarter is 25 pennies. Counting money is like skip counting with different-sized jumps.

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Example 1

easy
A quarter is worth how many cents?

Example 2

medium
Tom has 1 quarter, 4 dimes, and 2 pennies. He wants to buy a juice box that costs 75¢. Does he have enough, and by how many cents?

Example 3

hard
Owen has 3 pennies. His sister gives him 3 more, and then he finds 1 on the floor. How many cents does Owen have?

Example 4

medium
An item costs 4040 cents. You pay with 22 quarters. How much change?

Example 5

easy
You have 33 dimes. How many cents is that?

Example 6

hard
Sam has 2 quarters, 3 dimes, and 5 pennies. His brother has 4 dimes and 6 nickels. Who has more money, and by how much?

Example 7

challenge
You pay for a $3.65\$3.65 item with a $5\$5 bill. List a fewest-coins-and-bills change for $1.35\$1.35.

Example 8

medium
Three children have 4545, 3030, and 2525 cents. How much do they have together?

Example 9

medium
A coin is worth 10¢. What coin is it?

Example 10

easy
You have 3 nickels. How many cents?

Example 11

easy
How many cents are in $1\$1?

Example 12

easy
You have 2 nickels. How many cents?

Example 13

medium
You have 44 nickels and 22 dimes. How many cents total?

Example 14

easy
Mia has 4 pennies in her hand. How many cents is that?

Example 15

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

Example 16

easy
A silver coin that has Thomas Jefferson's house (Monticello) on the back is worth 5 cents. What is its name?

Example 17

easy
You have 5 pennies. How many cents?

Example 18

medium
A toy car costs 85¢. Bella has 3 quarters and 1 dime. How much more does she need?

Example 19

medium
Mia has 2 dimes, 1 nickel, and 2 pennies. How many cents?

Example 20

easy
How many cents is one nickel worth?
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