Solve It

Sara has 65¢ and Lucas has $1.

What silver coins would Sara need to have as much money as Lucas?

How many different combinations can you come up with?

 Solve It
Sara has 65¢ and Lucas has $1.
What silver coins would Sara need to have as much money as Lucas?
 Who Is Right?
Matt says that he can make 75¢ with two coins. Neve says that you must have at
least four coins to make 75¢.
Who is correct? Explain your answer.
 Who Is Right?
Matt is incorrect, it’s not possible to make 75¢ with two coins, the closest
amount you could make is 70¢.

But Neve isn’t right either. 75¢ can be made with 4 coins: 50¢ + 10¢ + 10¢ + 5¢.

It can also be made with five or more coins, but it can also be made with three
coins, 50¢ + 20¢ + 5¢.
 True or False?
Are these statements true or false? Explain your thinking.

You can make $2.90 with just 50¢ and 20¢ coins.

Four is the smallest number of coins that can make $1.65.

The number of 5¢ coins in $1 is less than than the number of

10c coins in $2.
 More or Less
Compare the amounts of money. Explain your reasoning.
 Fruit Shopping
Mia buys an apple with a $1 coin. She gets change from the shopkeeper. How
much does the apple cost?

An orange costs 25¢. Jack buys three of them. He pays the exact amount with
five coins. What coins could he have used?
What’s Missing?
 Odd One Out
Which is the odd one out? Explain your thinking.

There are lots of different answers. Some could be:

What else did you think of?

 Spot the Pattern
Show the coins for the next number in the pattern.