Lesson 3

Close Enough!

Est. Class Sessions: 3

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
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TIMS Task

A table or chart may help students organize their thinking.

There are 11 ways:

Nickels Dimes
0 nickels 10 dimes
2 nickels 9 dimes
4 nickels 8 dimes
6 nickels 7 dimes
8 nickels 6 dimes
10 nickels 5 dimes
12 nickels 4 dimes
14 nickels 3 dimes
16 nickels 2 dimes
18 nickels 1 dime
20 nickels 0 dimes

P. Change for $1

How many ways can you make change for $1 using only nickels and dimes? Prove your answer.