Coin Counting: Add/Subtract to Solve for Unknowns

Lily has 3 quarters and 2 dimes. How much money does she have in total?

• 0.75 dollars

• 1.05 dollars

• 0.95 dollars

• 0.85 dollars

Tom has 5 nickels and some pennies. If he has a total of 45 cents, how many pennies does he have?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 30

Sarah and Jake have a total of 10 coins. If Sarah has 4 coins and they are all dimes, how much money do they have together?

• 0.50 dollars (including Jake's coins)

• 0.20 dollars (from Sarah's dimes only)

• 1.00 dollar (total coins value)

• 0.40 dollars (from Sarah's dimes only)

A vending machine accepts only quarters and dimes. If it has 12 coins in total and there are 8 quarters, how many dimes are there?

• 10

• 2

• 6

• 4

Emily has 2 dollars in coins. If she has 5 quarters, how many dimes does she have?

• 10

• 7

• 3

• 4

Mark has 10 coins consisting of nickels and pennies. If he has 4 nickels, how many pennies does he have?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• 5

A jar contains 20 coins made up of nickels and dimes. If there are 8 dimes, how many nickels are there?

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 12

Jessica has 15 coins in total, which are either nickels or quarters. If she has 6 quarters, how much money does she have?

• 1.95 dollars

• 2.25 dollars

• 0.75 dollars

• 1.50 dollars

A piggy bank has 30 coins, which are all nickels and pennies. If there are 12 nickels, how many pennies are there?

• 20

• 10

• 18

• 15

Kevin has 50 cents in total with only dimes and nickels. If he has 3 dimes, how many nickels does he have?

• 5

• 2

• 4

• 6