Counting Money — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Sort these into two groups
Paper money
one dollar billfive dollar billten dollar bill Coins
quarterdimepenny Knowing the difference between bills and coins helps you count mixed amounts of real money correctly.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. We write 25 cents as 25¢.
The cent sign goes after the number to show an amount less than one dollar.
2. We write three dollars as $3.
The dollar sign always goes before the number to show a whole dollar amount.
3. Fifty cents can also be written as $0.50.
Fifty cents equals $0.50 because the two digits after the dot stand for the cents.
4. One dollar is the same as 100 cents.
One dollar always equals 100 cents, no matter what coins or bills you use.
5. A five-dollar bill is worth $5.
A five-dollar bill is worth exactly five whole dollars, written $5 or $5.00.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. We write seventy-five cents as 75¢ or $0.75.
True False
Both 75¢ and $0.75 mean seventy-five cents; they are two correct ways to write it.
2. The dollar sign goes after the number, like 5$.
True False
The dollar sign always comes before the number, so five dollars is written $5, not 5$.
3. One dollar equals 50 cents.
True False
One dollar equals 100 cents, while 50 cents is only half of a whole dollar.
4. A ten-dollar bill is paper money.
True False
All dollar bills, including the ten, are paper money, while dimes and quarters are coins.