Name:
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Counting Money Task
Sheet
Direction: Solve the
money word problem and tasks. If it is
necessary, use money manipulatives or real coins to solve the word
problem. Explain each task in a
complete sentence.
Task One A: Tina has
two quarters and three dimes. How many
cents does she have in all?
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Task One B: Draw and
label the answer to the word problem using two different sets of coins. Label each set of coins using the dollar sign
and cent sign.
Set 1:
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Set 2:
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Task Two: What
conclusions did you draw about the two sets of coins that represent _____
cents? Write two sentences that justify
the reason that you drew each set of coins.
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Task Three: Add
another coin to each set. Make sure you
add the same coin to each set. What coin
did you add? _______________ What
did you predict would happen to each set of coins when you added another coin
to each set?
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Task Four: What would
happen if you subtracted one coin from set one and set two?
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Task Five: How are
set one and set two alike in task one B?
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Task Six: How are set
one and set two different in task one B?
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Task Seven: How can
you use what you have learned in a real-life scenario?
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Choice Task:
Task Eight A: Draw
_______ cents in a different way to demonstrate how you used the idea, model,
and solution to represent the same amount of coins in different ways to solve
the word problem.
Set 3:
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Task Eight B: Write one sentence that explains how the coins
in set one, set two, and set three demonstrate how you used the idea, model,
and solution to represent the same amount of coins in different ways.
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