Make a Table ~ Coin Problems
Name _________________________
* Joe has 37 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are four more nickels than dimes and two
more quarters than nickels. What is the total number of quarters that Joe has?
Use a table to solve. Randomly pick a number for the dimes to start with and complete the first row of the table.
Next add one to the dimes and complete the next row. Looking at the total column you can determine the
difference and the amount to increase the dimes by to solve the problem.
Nickels
10
11
13
Dimes
6
7
9
Quarters
12
13
15
Total
28
31
37
Difference
3
1) Ben has 29 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are four more nickels than dimes and
two more dimes than quarters. What is the total number of nickels that Ben has?
Nickels
Dimes
Quarters
Total
Difference
2) Sue has 76 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are five more nickels than dimes and
three more quarters than nickels. What is the total number of dimes that Sue has?
Nickels
Dimes
Quarters
Total
Difference
3) Jack has 71 coins consisting of pennies, nickels, and dimes. There are six more pennies than nickels and
two more dimes than pennies. What is the total number of pennies that Jack has?
Pennies
Nickels
Dimes
Total
Difference
4) Mary has 40 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are two more nickels than dimes and
three more quarters than nickels. What is the total number of quarters that Mary has?
Nickels
Dimes
Quarters
Total
Difference
5) Joe has 37 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are four more nickels than dimes and two
more quarters than nickels. What is the total number of quarters that Joe has?
Nickels
Dimes
Quarters
Total
Difference
6) Joe has 37 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are four more nickels than dimes and two
more quarters than nickels. What is the total number of quarters that Joe has?
Nickels
Dimes
Quarters
Total
Difference