💰 Part 1: Making Money Amounts

1. Show three different ways to make $15 using New Zealand coins and notes. Write your combinations as equations.

2. Complete these money combinations:

a) $10 + _______ + $1 = $20

b) $5 + $5 + _______ + 50c = $12.50

c) _______ + $2 + $2 + $1 = $25

3. Circle the combinations that equal $8:

$5 + $2 + $1

$2 + $2 + $2 + $2

$10 - $2

Four $2 coins

4. Which is the best way to make $30 using the fewest coins and notes?

Fifteen $2 coins

One $20 note + one $10 note

Six $5 notes

Three $10 notes

🛒 Part 2: Real-Life Money Problems

5. Sarah wants to buy a book that costs $12. Show two different ways she could pay using exact change:

Way 1: _________________________________

Way 2: _________________________________

6. Tom has these coins in his pocket: three $2 coins, two $1 coins, and one 50c coin. How much money does he have in total?

7. Challenge: Make $25 three different ways:

a) Using only notes: _________________________

b) Using only coins: _________________________

c) Using a mix of notes and coins: ______________

8. Explain why it's useful to know different ways to make the same amount of money:

🎯 Part 3: Money Thinking

9. Complete this sentence: "One thing I learned about money combinations today is..."

10. Draw or write how you would make $18 using New Zealand money:

Money Combinations Worksheet

Money Combinations Worksheet

💰 Part 1: Making Money Amounts

🛒 Part 2: Real-Life Money Problems

🎯 Part 3: Money Thinking

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