Bar Models for Coin Calculations: Grade 5 Challenges

Liam has 3 quarters and 5 dimes. How much money does he have in total? Use a bar model to represent the coins.

• 2.00 dollars

• 1.50 dollars

• 1.25 dollars

• 1.00 dollars

Emma collected 4 nickels and 6 pennies. How much money does she have? Create a bar model to show the total amount.

• 15 cents

• 26 cents

• 30 cents

• 20 cents

A toy store sells action figures for $7 each and plush toys for $5 each. If Sarah buys 2 action figures and 3 plush toys, how much does she spend? Use a bar model to calculate the total.

• 29

• 32

• 20

• 25

Tom has 10 coins: some are dimes and some are nickels. If the total value of the coins is $1.00, how many dimes does he have? Use a bar model to help solve the problem.

• 5

• 3

• 7

• 10

A vending machine has 5 quarters and 3 dimes. If you buy a snack for $1.25, how much money will be left in the machine? Use a bar model to visualize the coins.

• $0.50

• $0.30

• $0.75

• $1.00

Jessica has 2 rolls of quarters and 1 roll of dimes. If each roll of quarters has 40 coins and each roll of dimes has 50 coins, how much money does she have in total? Create a bar model to represent this.

• $20

• $25

• $30

• $15

A farmer sells 3 bags of apples for $4 each and 2 bags of oranges for $5 each. How much money does he make in total? Use a bar model to calculate the total sales.

• $22

• $18

• $20

• $25

Mark has 5 coins: 2 quarters, 1 nickel, and 2 pennies. How much money does he have? Use a bar model to show the total amount.

• 45 cents

• 57 cents

• 60 cents

• 50 cents

Samantha has 8 dimes and 4 nickels. How much money does she have altogether? Create a bar model to represent the total amount of money.

• $0.60

• $1.00

• $1.20

• $0.80

A school fundraiser sells cookies for $2 each and brownies for $3 each. If they sell 10 cookies and 5 brownies, how much money do they raise? Use a bar model to calculate the total.

• $30

• $40

• $25

• $35