Lesson 7 of 8 · Grades 3 to 5
Practice: Money and making change
Ten money questions: coin values, equal amounts, totals and change from a dollar or a five dollar note.
How to use this page
This page gives you ten more questions on the same idea as the lesson "Money and making change". Work through them at your own speed. Write your answer down or say it out loud before you open the answer box, so you give yourself a real chance to think.
If a question feels hard, go back to the lesson and look at the worked example again. Getting a question wrong is useful; it shows you the part that needs one more look.
Practice questions
Answer all ten questions in your notebook or in your head. Then open each answer to check your work.
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How many cents are in 3 dimes?
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30 cents. 3 × 10¢ = 30¢.
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How many pennies make one dime?
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10 pennies. 10 × 1¢ = 10¢.
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A juice costs 80¢. You pay with one dollar. How much change?
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20¢. Count up from 80 to 100: twenty more cents.
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How many dimes make one dollar?
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10 dimes. 10 × 10¢ = 100¢ = $1.00.
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You buy a book for $3.25 and pay with $5.00. How much change?
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$1.75. $3.25 + $1.75 = $5.00.
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A toy costs $4.60 and you pay with $5.00. How much change?
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$0.40. Count up from $4.60 to $5.00: forty more cents.
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How many quarters make $2.00?
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8 quarters. 8 × 25¢ = 200¢ = $2.00.
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Two pencils cost 35¢ each. What is the total?
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70¢. 35 + 35 = 70 cents.
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You buy two stamps at 60¢ each and pay with $2.00. How much change?
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$0.80. The stamps cost $1.20, and $2.00 - $1.20 = $0.80.
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A muffin costs $2.75 and you pay with $5.00. How much change?
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$2.25. $2.75 + $2.25 = $5.00.