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Counting NZ Money

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Counting NZ Money

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💰 Part 1: Identifying and Counting Coins

1. Count these coins and write the total amount:

Coins: 2 × 50c, 1 × 20c, 3 × 10c

Total: $ ____________

2. What is the total value of these coins?

Coins: 1 × $2, 2 × 20c, 1 × 10c

Total: $ ____________

3. Count the coins and write in decimal notation:

Coins: 1 × $1, 1 × 50c, 2 × 10c, 1 × 20c

Total: $ ____________

4. Which coin collection has the greater value?

Collection A: 3 × 50c, 1 × 10c

Collection B: 1 × $1, 2 × 20c, 1 × 20c

Collection A

Collection B

They are equal

5. Count these coins:

Coins: 2 × $1, 1 × 50c, 3 × 20c, 2 × 10c

Total: $ ____________

6. What is the total amount?

Coins: 1 × $2, 1 × $1, 4 × 10c, 1 × 20c

Total: $ ____________

🛒 Part 2: Money Word Problems

7. Sarah has these coins in her wallet: 1 × $1, 2 × 50c, 3 × 20c, and 1 × 10c. How much money does she have altogether?

Answer: $ ____________

8. Tom wants to buy a pencil that costs $1.80. He has 1 × $1, 1 × 50c, 2 × 10c. Does he have enough money?

Yes, he has enough

No, he needs more money

Show your working: Tom has $ ____________

9. Make $2.30 using the fewest coins possible. List the coins you would use:
10. Emma saved these coins over a week:

Monday: 2 × 20c, 1 × 10c

Tuesday: 1 × 50c, 2 × 20c

Wednesday: 1 × $1, 1 × 20c

What is the total amount Emma saved?

Total saved: $ ____________

🎯 Part 3: Challenge Questions

11. Circle all the ways you can make exactly $1.00:

2 × 50c

10 × 10c

1 × 50c + 3 × 20c

5 × 20c

1 × 50c + 2 × 20c + 1 × 10c

12. Jake has $3.40 in coins. If he spends 1 × $1, 1 × 50c, and 1 × 20c, how much money does he have left?

Money left: $ ____________

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