Carlos has three quarters, two nickels, and three
pennies. How much money does he have?
This is a tough one, but I know you can solve it!
Let's solve it together!
**Don't forget your coin bag!
- Don't get confused or overwhelmed with all of the words!
- Take out three quarters from your bag. How much is each quarter worth?
- I hope you said 25 cents!
- If each quarter is worth 25 cents, then three quarters equals?
- Yes, 75 cents! Write 75 cents on a piece of paper!
- Now take out two nickels from your coin bag. How much is a nickel worth?
- Yes! 5 cents!
- If each nickel is worth 5 cents, then two nickels must be 10 cents!
- Lets write 10 cents on the piece of paper as well.
- 75 cents plus 10 cents? What's that?
- Yes! 85 cents! You're so smart!
- We're not done yet. We still have three pennies.
- Each penny is worth 1 cent.
- If we have 85 cents already, let's just add 3 cents to it.
- 86..87...88!! 88 is the final answer!
- YES! WE SOLVED THE PROBLEM!