Car Wash Fundraiser: Counting Our Coins and Dollars
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Count the coins and dollar bills a class earns at a weekend car wash.

The tip jar
Count the coins. Write each amount in cents.
1.
Mr. Ortiz drops 3 dimes and 4 nickels into the tip jar. How much money does he give?
¢
2.
A driver gives the class 1 quarter, 3 dimes, and 6 pennies. How much money is that?
¢
3.
Jada has 2 quarters. She wants to put exactly 55¢ in the tip jar. Which one coin should she add?
4.
Sort each tip by how much it is worth.
Dollars and cents
Count the bills and coins. Use the $ and ¢ symbols to show your answers.
5.
Before lunch, the class gets one $10 bill, two $5 bills, and three $1 bills. How much money is that?
$
6.
A car wash costs $6. Owen's dad pays with a $10 bill. How much change does he get back?
$
7.
Ms. Lee pays with two $1 bills, 1 quarter, and 1 dime. How much money does she pay?
$ and ¢
8.
Match each payment to how much it is worth.
Counting the earnings
Read each story. Add or subtract to solve.
9.
In the morning, the tip jar has 45¢. In the afternoon, a driver adds 2 dimes and 1 nickel. How much money is in the tip jar now?
¢
10.
Hana has 1 quarter and 4 dimes. She wants to buy a car air freshener that costs 75¢. How much more money does she need?
¢
11.
A driver wants to pay $1 using only coins. Which group of coins is worth exactly $1?
12.
Bella says 5 nickels is more money than 2 quarters because 5 is more than 2. Is Bella right? Explain how you know.