PART
7
Money
Money
a mounts
c an
b e
w ritten
i n
t wo
w ays.
Y ou
c an
u se
a
c ent
s ign
o r
a
d ollar
sign
a nd
a
d ecimal
p oint.
nickel
dime
quarter
dollar
two
d ollars
or
or
“loonie”
“toonie”
5₵
o r
$ 0.05
10₵
o r
$ 0.10
25₵
o r
$ 0.25
100₵
o r
200₵
o r
$1.00
$2.00
Example:
Jane
b uys
a
b ox
o f
c andy
a t
t he
d epartment
s tore.
S he
g ives
t he
c lerk
1
t oonie,
2
l oonies,
3
q uarters,
1
d ime,
a nd
1
n ickel.
W hat
i s
t he
p rice
of
t he
c andy?
Start
w ith
t he
m oney
a mount
t hat
h as
t he
g reatest
v alue.
$2.00
+
$ 1.00
+
$ 1.00
+
$ 0.25
+
$ 0.25
+
$ 0.25
+
$ 0.10
+
$ 0.05
Then
c ount
o n.
$2.00
→ $3.00
→ $4.00
→ $4.25
→ $4.50
→ $4.75→$4.85
→ 4.90
The
p rice
o f
t he
b ox
o f
c andy
i s
f our
d ollar
n inety
c ents
o r
$ 4.90.
Module
1 :
R eading
a nd
W riting
R eal-‐Life
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