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Making Money Amounts

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Making Money Amounts

New Zealand coins and notes

💰 Part 1: Making Money Amounts

1. Circle the coins and notes you would use to make $7:

$5 note + $1 coin + $1 coin

$2 coin + $2 coin + $2 coin + $1 coin

$10 note

$5 note + $2 coin

2. How many different ways can you make $15? Show your working:
3. What coins and notes would you use to make $23?

Way 1: ________________________________

Way 2: ________________________________

4. Circle the correct answer. To make $35, you could use:

Three $10 notes + one $5 note

One $20 note + one $10 note + one $2 coin

Seven $5 notes

All of the above

🛒 Part 2: Money Story Problems

5. Sarah wants to buy a book that costs $18. She has one $10 note, two $2 coins, and some $1 coins. How many $1 coins does she need?
6. Tom saved $42 using only $5 notes and $2 coins. If he used 6 five-dollar notes, how many $2 coins did he use? Show your working:
7. At the school fair, Jake bought a toy for $27. Draw or write three different ways he could pay this exact amount:
8. Fill in the blanks:

a) $50 note = _____ ten-dollar notes

b) $20 note = _____ two-dollar coins

c) $100 note = _____ twenty-dollar notes

🎯 Part 3: Challenge Questions

9. Emma has exactly $63. She has the same number of $10 notes as $1 coins. How many of each does she have?
10. Which amount is easier to make with fewer coins and notes?

$47

$50

Explain your answer: _________________________________

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