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Math: Counting Coins to 25 Cents

Practice counting pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters

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Math: Counting Coins to 25 Cents

Practice counting pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters

Math - Grade K-1

Instructions: Count each group of coins carefully. Write the total value in cents.
  1. 1

    Mia has 1 penny, 1 penny, and 1 penny. How many cents does she have?

    Count by ones.

    Mia has 3 cents because each penny is worth 1 cent.
  2. 2

    Liam has 1 nickel. How many cents is the nickel worth?

    One nickel is worth 5 cents.
  3. 3

    Count the coins: 1 nickel and 2 pennies. What is the total value?

    Start with 5 for the nickel, then count on by ones.

    The total value is 7 cents because 5 cents plus 2 cents equals 7 cents.
  4. 4

    A dime is worth 10 cents. If you have 1 dime, how many cents do you have?

    You have 10 cents because one dime is worth 10 cents.
  5. 5

    Count the coins: 1 dime and 1 penny. What is the total value?

    Start at 10 and count one more.

    The total value is 11 cents because 10 cents plus 1 cent equals 11 cents.
  6. 6

    Noah has 2 nickels. How many cents does he have?

    Noah has 10 cents because 5 cents plus 5 cents equals 10 cents.
  7. 7

    Count the coins: 1 nickel and 5 pennies. What is the total value?

    Count the nickel as 5, then count each penny.

    The total value is 10 cents because 5 cents plus 5 cents equals 10 cents.
  8. 8

    Ava has 1 dime and 2 nickels. How many cents does she have?

    Ava has 20 cents because 10 cents plus 5 cents plus 5 cents equals 20 cents.
  9. 9

    Count the coins: 2 dimes and 3 pennies. What is the total value?

    Count the dimes by tens first, then count the pennies by ones.

    The total value is 23 cents because 10 cents plus 10 cents plus 3 cents equals 23 cents.
  10. 10

    A quarter is worth 25 cents. If you have 1 quarter, how many cents do you have?

    You have 25 cents because one quarter is worth 25 cents.
  11. 11

    Ben has 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 4 pennies. How many cents does he have?

    Start with the biggest coin first.

    Ben has 19 cents because 10 cents plus 5 cents plus 4 cents equals 19 cents.
  12. 12

    Count the coins: 2 nickels and 2 pennies. What is the total value?

    The total value is 12 cents because 5 cents plus 5 cents plus 2 cents equals 12 cents.
  13. 13

    Sara has 2 dimes and 1 nickel. How many cents does she have?

    Two dimes make 20 cents. Add the nickel.

    Sara has 25 cents because 10 cents plus 10 cents plus 5 cents equals 25 cents.
  14. 14

    Which set is worth more: 1 dime or 2 nickels?

    Compare 10 cents with 5 cents plus 5 cents.

    The two sets are worth the same amount because 1 dime is 10 cents and 2 nickels are also 10 cents.
  15. 15

    Draw coins to show 15 cents using only dimes and nickels.

    One correct answer is 1 dime and 1 nickel because 10 cents plus 5 cents equals 15 cents.
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