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Money Addition Practice

Add Australian dollars and cents. Show your working where space is provided. Write money amounts using dollars and cents.

Add Australian Money

Work out each total.

1.What is the total of $2, $1, 50c, 20c and 10c?

2.Add $5, $2, $1, 20c, 20c and 5c.

3.Calculate the total of two $1 coins, two 50c coins, two 10c coins and one 5c coin.

4.How much money is $10, $2, 50c, 20c and another 20c altogether?

Group to Make Adding Easier

Add the dollar amounts together, then add the cents. Remember that 100 cents make one dollar.

5.Group the dollars and cents to add $5, $1, $1, 20c, 10c and 10c. Write the dollar group, the cent group and the total.

6.Group and add $2, 50c, $2, 20c, $1 and 5c. Show the dollar group, the cent group and the final amount.

7.For $10 + 20c + $5 + 50c + 10c + $1, which approach groups like amounts together?

Add each amount in the order shown
Add all the dollar amounts, then add all the coins
Leave out the coins until the end without counting them

8.Use a grouping strategy to find the total of $10, 20c, $5, 50c, 10c and $1.

Money in Everyday Situations

Read each problem carefully and show how you worked it out.

9.Xavier has $1, a 50c coin, another $1 coin, a 20c coin, a 10c coin and a 5c coin. She wants to buy a ruler for $1.65 and a sharpener for 85c. How much does Xavier have, what is the cost altogether, and does she have enough?

10.Give three different combinations of Australian coins and notes that each make $3.75. You may use more than one coin or note of a denomination.

11.In your own words, explain one way grouping dollars and coins can help you add money amounts.