Lesson 4

Searching the Forest

Est. Class Sessions: 4

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
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TIMS Challenge

  1. 1760 pennies
  2. $17.60
  3. 352 nickels
  4. 176 dimes
  5. 70 quarters with 10 cents left over

N. Counting Pennies

Lin counted the pennies that her family collected in a jug. She emptied the jug by taking ten pennies out at a time. She made a tally mark for every ten pennies. When she was finished, she had 176 tally marks.

  1. How many pennies does she have?
  2. How much money does Lin have? Give your answer in dollars and cents.
  3. If the pennies were exchanged for nickels, how many nickels would she have?
  4. If the pennies were exchanged for dimes, how many dimes would she have?
  5. If the pennies were exchanged for quarters, how many quarters would she have?