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NZ Coins Making Dollars

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NZ Coins Making Dollars

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💰 Part 1: Adding NZ Coins

WALT: Recognise and order New Zealand coins up to $2 and make amounts using different combinations of coins.

1. Add these coins together. What is the total?

🪙 50c + 🪙 20c + 🪙 10c = _______

2. Count these coins. Write the total amount:

🪙 $1 + 🪙 50c + 🪙 20c + 🪙 20c + 🪙 10c = _______

3. What is the total value?

🪙 $2 + 🪙 50c + 🪙 5c = _______

4. Add up these coins:

🪙 20c + 🪙 20c + 🪙 20c + 🪙 20c + 🪙 20c = _______

5. Count the total:

🪙 $1 + 🪙 $1 + 🪙 10c + 🪙 5c + 🪙 5c = _______

✏️ Part 2: Making Dollar Amounts

6. Draw coins to make exactly $1.00 (Use any combination of 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, $1 coins):
7. Draw coins to make exactly 50c (Show a different way from question 6):
8. Circle all the coin combinations that make $1.00:

Two 50c coins

Five 20c coins

Three 20c coins + four 10c coins

One $1 coin + one 5c coin

Ten 10c coins

🎯 Part 3: Challenge Questions

9. I want to buy something that costs $1.50. I have one $1 coin. What other coins do I need?
10. Show TWO different ways to make 70c using NZ coins:

Way 1: ________________________________

Way 2: ________________________________

11. Extension: If you have three $2 coins, two $1 coins, and five 20c coins, what is the total amount?
12. True or False: You can make $2.00 using only 20c coins.

True

False

Explain your answer: _________________________________

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