The Value of Coins
Dr. Beth McCulloch Vinson
Athens State University
PT3 Grant Funding, Summer 2000
Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, and Quarters
A penny is worth 1 cent.
A nickel is worth 5 cents.
A dime is worth 10 cents.
A quarter is worth 25 cents.
Penny
A penny is worth one cent.
It is the coin that is worth the least amount.
Nickel
The nickel is worth 5 cents.
Nickel
It takes five pennies to equal one nickel.
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Nickel
Count the pennies.
1 2 3 4 5
=5 cents
Dime
A dime is worth ten cents.
Ten pennies equal one dime.
Two nickels also equal one dime.
Or a nickel and five pennies equal one dime.
Dime
A dime is worth ten pennies.
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DimeCount the pennies.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
=10 cents
Dime
Two nickels also equal one dime.
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Dime
Count the nickels.
105
=10 cents
Dime
Or a nickel and five pennies equal one dime.
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Dime
Count the nickel and pennies.
5 6 7 8 9 10
=10 cents
Quarter
A quarter is worth 25 cents.
There are several coin combinations that equal a quarter.
QuarterIt takes 25 pennies to equal a quarter.
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QuarterOne dime and 15 pennies equal a quarter.
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Quarter Start counting at “10” with the dime and
count the next penny “11” until you get to “25”.
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QuarterOne dime, 1 nickel, and 10 pennies equal a quarter.
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QuarterCount “10” for the dime, “15” when you get to the nickel, “16” when you get to the penny and so on until you reach “25”.
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QuarterOne dime, 2 nickels, and 5 pennies
equal a quarter.
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QuarterCount the dime as “ten” and the two nickels as “fifteen, twenty”. When you get to the pennies say “twenty-one”, etc.
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QuarterOne dime and 3 nickels equal a quarter.
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Quarter
Count the dime and nickels.
15 20
10
25
=25 cents
QuarterTwo dimes and 1 nickel equal a quarter.
=The two dimes and a nickel look a little
like Mickey Mouse. The two dimes make the ears and the nickel forms the
shape of the head.
QuarterCount the dimes and nickel.
10 20 25
=25 cents
A Project Developed for
Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3)
By Dr. Beth McCulloch Vinson
Athens State University, School of Education
http://www.athens.edu/vinsobm