Students should have coins, desk
number lines, and a 200 Charts
readily available.
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Strategies will vary. Students
may suggest using their
number line to skip count by
5s and 10s to find that
7 nickels plus 3 dimes is 65¢
(5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35; 45,
55, 65). This is more than
2 quarters (25, 50).