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.
A nickel is worth cents. A penny is worth cent.
To find the total:
Example: 2 nickels and 3 pennies
Count the nickels:
So, 2 nickels are worth cents.
Now count the pennies:
Add the nickels and pennies:
So,
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