Coins, dollars, and making change

Mathematics · Measurement · ages 7-8

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which symbol do we use for cents?
- $
- ¢
- #
Write 52 cents using a $ sign.
Answer: ______________
You have 3 dimes and 4 pennies. How many cents is that?
Answer: ______________
What is a quarter worth?
- 10¢
- 25¢
- 50¢
A jar holds 2 one-dollar bills, 3 quarters, and 2 dimes. How much money is in the jar?
- $2.95
- $2.75
- $3.95
- $2.25
A pen costs 40¢. You pay with 2 quarters. Sam says the change is 5¢. Is Sam right?
Circle one: True False
A toy costs 65¢. You pay with $1. How much change do you get?
- 35¢
- 45¢
- 25¢
- 55¢
A toy costs 30¢. You pay with 2 quarters. How much change should you get back?
- 30¢
- 10¢
- 20¢
Ben buys a pencil for 45¢. He pays with 2 quarters. How many cents of change does he get? Type the number.
Answer: ______________
Zoe counts 3 quarters and 1 dime and says the total is 100¢. What is really true?
- She actually has 85¢, not 100¢
- She should have counted the dime as 5¢
- She counted correctly, it is 100¢

Answer key

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¢ · We write cents with the ¢ symbol, like 25¢. The $ symbol is for dollars.
0.52 · 52 cents is 52 hundredths of a dollar, written $0.52.
34 · 3 dimes are 30¢, and 4 pennies add 4¢, giving 34¢.
25¢ · A quarter is worth 25¢, the same as 25 pennies.
$2.95 · Bills give $2, quarters give 75¢, dimes give 20¢: $2.95 in total.
False · 2 quarters are 50¢, and 50 - 40 = 10, so the change is 10¢, not 5¢.
35¢ · $1 is 100¢, and 100 - 65 = 35, so the change is 35¢.
20¢ · 2 quarters make 50¢. Take away the 30¢ cost: 50¢ − 30¢ = 20¢ change.
5 · 2 quarters make 50¢. Take away the 45¢ cost: 50¢ − 45¢ = 5¢ change.
She actually has 85¢, not 100¢ · 3 quarters make 75¢, plus a dime makes 85¢. That's not 100¢, so Zoe's total was wrong.