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Grade 1 Math · Level 4, Measure, Time, Data, Money & Shapes

Make Equivalent Money Values

How the lesson starts: Make Equivalent Money Values

1. Lola's lemonade

   Hi! Meet Lola. Lola sells lemonade. Friends pay with different coins. Can different coins make the same money? Let's find out!

2. Many ways to 10¢

   Max pays with 1 dime. Nia pays with 2 nickels. 5, 10. Sam pays with 10 pennies. All make 10¢! But 1 nickel and 4 pennies is only 9¢.

3. Which make 25¢?

   Which make 25¢? A quarter is 25¢. Yes! 2 dimes and a nickel. 10, 20, 25. Yes! 2 dimes and 3 pennies. 10, 20, 21, 22, 23. No! Watch out! Count every coin's value.