Money Riddle Cards
Cut along the dashed lines.
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On the way to school,
you found 3 coins that
add up to 7¢. What are
the coins?
Your coin jar has 3 coins
in it, for a total of 31¢.
What coins are in
the jar?
You sold an old action
figure for 23¢ and got
7 coins. What coins did
you get?
You paid 35¢ for some
mints. What 4 coins did
you use?
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Your uncle pretended
to pull 4 coins from
your ear. They totaled
50¢. What were they?
You used 7 coins to buy
some gingerbread that
cost 68¢. Show how
you paid.
In exchange for a dime,
you gave your dad
6 coins that equal 10¢.
What are the coins?
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You bought your little
sister a coloring book
for 51¢. Show the
3 coins you paid with.
Use 6 coins to show 58¢.
You have 10 coins worth
63¢. What are they?
To buy a 42¢ magic
trick, you gave the
cashier 5 coins. What
were they?
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How could you make
27¢ using 3 coins?
Answer Key
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1 nickel, 2 pennies
1 quarter, 1 nickel, 1 penny
4 nickels, 3 pennies
3 dimes, 1 nickel
1 quarter, 1 dime, 1 nickel, 2 pennies
1 quarter, 2 dimes, 1 nickel
7. 2 quarters, 1 dime, 1 nickel, 3 pennies
8. 1 nickel, 5 pennies
9. 1 quarter, 2 pennies
10. 2 quarters, 1 penny
11. 2 quarters, 1 nickel, 3 pennies
12. 5 dimes, 2 nickels, 3 pennies