Skill: Make amounts with nickels and pennies

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A nickel represents 5 cents, so an amount made with nickels and pennies can be found by counting groups of five and then counting individual ones; for example, 2 nickels and 3 pennies equal 13 cents. The learner understands that different coin combinations can represent the same whole-cent amount and can record these relationships with coin representations or equations, supporting later work with skip-counting, addition, and place value; decimals, making change, and combinations involving other coin types are not included.

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Detailed Explanation: Make amounts with nickels and pennies

A nickel is worth $5$ cents. A penny is worth $1$ cent.

To find the total:

Count the nickels by $5$ s.
Count the pennies by $1$ s.
Add the two amounts.

Example: 2 nickels and 3 pennies

Count the nickels:

5+5=10

So, 2 nickels are worth $(10)$ cents.

Now count the pennies:

1+1+1=3

Add the nickels and pennies:

10+3=13

So,

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