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NZ Money and Decimals

NZ Money and Decimals

New Zealand money coins and notes

💰 Part 1: Identifying NZ Money

1. Circle the correct values for these New Zealand coins:

10 cent coin:

$0.10

$0.01

$1.00

$2 coin:

$0.20

$2.00

$20.00

2. Check all the New Zealand notes that exist:

$5 note

$10 note

$15 note

$20 note

$50 note

$100 note

🔢 Part 2: Decimal Notation

3. Write these money amounts using decimal notation:

Three dollars and seventy cents: $ __________

Fifteen dollars and fifty cents: $ __________

Two dollars and five cents: $ __________

Twenty-eight dollars and ninety cents: $ __________

4. Fill in the missing words about decimal notation:

In the amount $4.65, the number 4 represents the __________, the number 6 represents the tens of __________, and the number 5 represents the units of __________.

🛒 Part 3: Making Amounts

5. Show two different ways to make $3.70 using NZ coins and notes. Write your answers below:
6. You want to buy a toy that costs $12.40. Circle the combination that gives you exactly this amount:

One $10 note + one $2 coin + two 20c coins

One $10 note + one $2 coin + four 10c coins

Two $5 notes + one $2 coin + two 10c coins + two 20c coins

🏪 Part 4: Real-Life Shopping

7. Match each item with its correct price in decimal notation:
1. Ice cream
2. School lunch
3. Comic book
4. Drink bottle
A. $6.50
B. $2.80
C. $4.20
D. $1.50
8. You have $20.00 to spend. Check all the items you could afford to buy:

Sandwich for $8.50

Book for $15.75

Toy car for $22.30

Pencil case for $12.90

Stickers for $3.25

🧮 Part 5: Problem Solving

9. Sarah has these coins: two $1 coins, three 50c coins, and four 10c coins. How much money does she have in total? Show your working:
10. Explain in your own words why we use decimal points when writing money amounts:
11. Draw and label the coins you would use to make exactly $2.30:

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