1. Money=Decimals
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2. How does understanding money help me better understand decimals?
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How does understanding money help me better understand decimals?

3. How can I show the decimal value of money?
A penny = one hundredth of a dollar
A dime = one tenth of a dollar

4. Relating Money to Decimals
Use a place value chart
Six dollars and fifty-two cents
Use place value understandings
$6.52 = ___dollars +___dimes + ___pennies
6.52 = ___ones + ___ tenths + ___ hundredths
$6.52 = ___ dollars + ____ pennies
6.52 = ___ ones + ___ hundredths
Six and fifty-two hundredths 6 5 2
Dollars
Dimes
Pennies
Ones
Tenths
Hundredths 6 5 2 6 5 2 6 52 6 52

5. $9.75 = ____dollars + ____ dimes + ____ pennies
9.75 = ____ones + ____ tenths + ____ hundredths 9 7 5 9 7 5
3. Explain how many hundredths are in one tenth. Explain using pennies and a dime.
There are 10 hundredths in one tenth. 3
2. $3.62 = ____dollars + ____ dimes + ____ pennies
3.62 = ____ones + ____ tenths + ____ hundredths 6 2 3 6 2

6. 4. Gina’s allowance is $2. 50. How much is this in dollars and dimes?
Please complete the following problems in your math notebook.