Fewest Amount of Coins

Which coin combination uses the fewest amount of coins to make 74 cents?

• 2 quarters, 4 nickels, and 4 pennies

• 2 quarters, 1 dime, 2 nickels, and 4 pennies

• 2 quarters, 2 dimes, and 4 pennies

• 6 dimes, 2 nickels, and 4 pennies

Joanna has 27 cents. What is the fewest number of coins she can use to make this amount?

• 1 quarter and 2 pennies

• 2 dimes and 7 pennies

• 2 dimes 1 nickel and 2 pennies

• 2 quarters

Roberta needs 60 cents for a lollipop. What is the fewest number of coins she can use to pay the cashier?

• 6 dimes

• 12 nickels

• 1 quarters, 1 nickel and 3 dimes

• 2 quarters and 1 dime

Fewest coins used to make 54 cent.

• 2 quarters and 4 pennies

• 3 quarters and 1 penny

• 5 dimes and four pennies

• 5 nickels

Fewest Coins used to make 78 cent

• 2 quarters 3 pennies

• 3 quarters 1 nickel

• 3 quarters 3 pennies

• 4 quarters

Determine how many coins are needed to make the change shown, using the fewest coins possible.
35 cents

• 1 quarter and 1 dime

• 7 nickels and 35 pennies

• 2 dimes and a nickel

Show $0.39 with the fewest possible coins.

• 2 quarters, 1 dime, 4 nickles

• 1 quarter, 1 dime, 4 pennies

• 4 dimes

• 5 nickles, 2 pennies

Jaxon has 4 quarters, 2 dimes, and 6 nickels. He buys a map of the world for $1.30 using the fewest coins possible. How many coins does Jaxon use to pay for the map?

• 6

• 5

• 7

• 8

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

• $1.62

• $0.62

• $2.62

• $2.82

• $1.85

• $1.80

• $2.35

• $1.60