Jill has 2 dimes and 3 pennies. She wants
to buy something that costs 30¢.
Does she have enough money?
ANSWER:
Jill has 23¢.
NO - she doesn't have enough money.
Joey has 3 dimes and 4 nickles. He wants
to buy something that costs 25¢.
Does he have enough money?
ANSWER:
Joey has 50¢.
YES - he has enough money.
NOTE: Read these problems with the student and help the student solve them. Write another problem like one of these and have the student copy it. Work out the problem with the student. Make sure the student can read the following words: enough, pennies, nickles, and dimes.