Fun Coin Value Equations: 5th Grade Word Problems

Maria has a total of 50 cents in her piggy bank. She has twice as many dimes as nickels. How many dimes and nickels does she have?

• 4 nickels and 2 dimes

• 2 nickels and 4 dimes

• 3 nickels and 5 dimes

• 1 nickel and 6 dimes

Tom and Jerry are collecting coins. Tom has 3 more quarters than Jerry. Together, they have 10 quarters. How many quarters does each have?

• Tom has 5 quarters, Jerry has 5 quarters.

• Tom has 6 quarters, Jerry has 4 quarters.

• Tom has 4 quarters, Jerry has 6 quarters.

• Tom has 7 quarters, Jerry has 3 quarters.

Ava has 5 more pennies than nickels. If the total value of her coins is 45 cents, how many pennies and nickels does she have?

• 12 pennies and 4 nickels

• 11 pennies and 6 nickels

• 10 pennies and 7 nickels

• 8 pennies and 5 nickels

Liam has a collection of dimes and quarters. If he has 4 dimes and the total value of his coins is 80 cents, how many quarters does he have?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 5

Sophie has a total of 30 coins made up of nickels and dimes. If the total value of her coins is 2 dollars, how many of each type of coin does she have?

• 25 nickels and 5 dimes

• 15 nickels and 15 dimes

• 10 nickels and 20 dimes

• 20 nickels and 10 dimes

Ethan has 12 coins consisting of only nickels and quarters. If the total value of his coins is 1 dollar and 20 cents, how many of each type of coin does he have?

• 9 nickels and 3 quarters

• 10 nickels and 2 quarters

• 8 nickels and 4 quarters

• 7 nickels and 5 quarters

Chloe has a total of 1 dollar in quarters and dimes. If she has 3 more dimes than quarters, how many of each coin does she have?

• 4 quarters and 1 dime

• 3 quarters and 2 dimes

• 2 quarters and 5 dimes

• 1 quarter and 6 dimes

Noah has 20 coins in total, which are either nickels or pennies. If the total value of his coins is 1 dollar, how many nickels and how many pennies does he have?

• 20 nickels and 0 pennies

• 5 nickels and 15 pennies

• 10 nickels and 10 pennies

• 15 nickels and 5 pennies

Emma has 10 coins that are either dimes or nickels. If the total value of her coins is 85 cents, how many dimes and how many nickels does she have?

• 6 dimes and 4 nickels

• 8 dimes and 2 nickels

• 7 dimes and 3 nickels

• 5 dimes and 5 nickels

Oliver has a total of 15 coins, which are either quarters or dimes. If the total value of his coins is 2 dollars and 25 cents, how many quarters and how many dimes does he have?

• 5 quarters and 10 dimes

• 3 quarters and 12 dimes

• 10 quarters and 5 dimes

• 7 quarters and 8 dimes