Solving Money Problems by Drawing Pictures

This video tutorial teaches how to solve money problems by drawing pictures and using skip counting. It covers calculating change, common misunderstandings in cost calculations, and practical examples like buying sodas, train rides, borrowing money, and purchasing cookies. The tutorial emphasizes understanding the difference between total cost and change, using skip counting as a strategy to simplify calculations.

What is one method to find the change when solving money problems?

• Multiplying the price of one item by the number of items

• Skip counting to find the difference

• Adding the price of one item to the number of items

• Subtracting the total cost from the amount given

If each soda costs $0.40, how much will 3 sodas cost?

• $0.80

• $0.60

• $1.20

• $0.43

How much change will Tom get if he has $0.75 and the total cost for two train rides is $0.70?

• $0.20

• $0.10

• $0.05

• $0.15

Harris has $0.30 and borrows a quarter from Liz. If the claw costs $0.45, how much change will he get?

• $0.05

• $0.20

• $0.10

• $0.15

Colin has $0.75. If he buys 3 cookies costing $0.20 each, how much change will he receive?

• $0.15

• $0.10

• $0.05

• $0.20