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Adding and Subtracting Money
Students investigate U.S. currency by pretending to buy food. In this money lesson, students discover the vocabulary and value for each U.S. coin, then add the amounts in dollars and cents of food items they wish to purchase. Students...
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Word Problems Mixture, Distance, Money and Integer
In this word problem worksheet, students read mixture, distance, money, and integer problems. They write algebraic equations and solve them. This one-page worksheet contains 32 multi-step problems. Answers are provided at the end of...
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Math -- Money
Students identify a penny, nickel, dime, quarter and a half dollar. They examine the value of each coin and its equivalents (to quarter/dollar). After pairing up with a classmate, each one drills the other one on each coin.
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Making Cents of Fractions and Decimals
Students explore decimals and fractions using groups of 100 pennies. By classifying the pennies in different ways, there are an unlimited number of ways to learn fractions, decimals, and place value in money. This is a good, hands-on...
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Your Tax Dollars at Work
In order to understand how tax dollars are spent, young economists use given data and graph it on a circle graph. Circle graphs are highly visual and can help individuals describe data. A class discussion follows the initial activity.
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Summertopia
What if the unit of money changes tomorrow? Would you be prepared? Learners calculate currency conversions using fictional units of money. The fictional unit's base is 60 rather than 100, which can connect to time or even degrees.
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Money Word Problems
In this money word problems worksheet, students solve 6 word problems that require them to add and subtract monetary values.
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Using Money
In this money worksheet, 4th graders read, study and analyze a table on 4 different airlines and their prices of tickets in order to answer 2 word problems involving subtraction and multiplication.
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Count Coins and Bills
Students study the names and values of different denominations of paper money, count sets of money that include both coins and bills. They complete a money chart, read and solve word problems.
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Money Matters
Learners practice spending money by completing math word sentences. In this economics lesson, students utilize problem solving strategies to complete word problems written on the board involving making purchases with money. Learners...
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Lemonade Stand: Making Money the Old-Fashioned Way
Students run their own lemonade stand and are to figure out what to sell the lemonade at to gain the maximum profit.
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Systems - Money Problems
In this systems of equations learning exercise, students solve 9 word problems about money. Students determine the number of nickels and dimes, quarters and half-dollars, and profit from ticket sales by writing a system of equations and...
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Word Problems Mixture, Distance, Money, and Integers
In this algebra activity, students solve problems dealing with mixture, distance, money and integer. There are 32 questions dealing with word problems.
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A Present for the Teacher
In this math word problems worksheet, students read the story about Gina and the gift she wants to buy and make for her teacher. Students then determine if she has enough money to make the specific patterned necklace.
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Clowning Around with Math
In this counting money instructional activity, students read through the word problems and complete the math problems by counting the money and the prices of the items.
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Money Sense
Students identify the value of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, and use a variety of coins to show the value of a dollar. They count the exact amount of purchase.
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Out of This World
In this giving change worksheet, 3rd graders figure out the translation of Bruke money to American money. Students answer 3 word problems related to Bruke money.
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Using Simple Equations To Solve Word Problems
In this math worksheet, students learn to read a word problem, write an equation, solve for the variable and write and label the answer. There are examples given at the top of the page although directions tell students to "use...
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Addition Word Problems #2
Expose scholars to the ways addition is constantly used through 15 word problems. Many of these have more than two addends, and several involve money math and adding numbers with decimals to the hundredths place. Learners also must use...
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Let's Go Value Shopping
Students count, figure change, and find the value of saving in a classroom store.
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Mental Math for Adding Decimals
Fifth graders work in groups to practice adding decimals. In this adding decimals activity, 5th graders call out different money amounts to each other and mentally add the coins called out. Students take turns calling out and adding the...
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Four Decimal, Fraction, and Percent Activities
In this fraction activity, students solve problems presented in four different activities. The activities cover percentages, fractions, decimals, currency exchange, and value added tax. A card "game" is one of the activities. Partial...
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Making Change
Students investigate how to make change when purchasing items. In this making change lesson, students examine a scenario to calculate the correct change. Students play Bingo based on information and calculations to determine the amount...
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Problem Solving Strategies
In this problem solving strategies worksheet, students solve and complete 9 different word problems that include money and measurement. First, they list the sub-problems for each problem, solve the sub-problems and solve the problem....