1. You can count on coins when you need a fraction of a dollar
Money and Fractions
You can count on coins when you need a fraction of a dollar
By Doug Layne
June 20, 2006

2. Fractions are parts of a whole

3. The bottom number of a fraction shows how many equal parts in all4 1 3 2
4 EQUAL PARTS IN ALL

4. The top number shows how many of the equal parts we are working with
What fraction of the shape is blue ?
What are the names of this fraction?
One out of four
or one fourth or
one quarter

5. When you have all of the equal parts you have a whole or one
= 1

6. Well, what does all this fraction stuff have to do with money ?

7. Sometimes we spend exactly whole dollars
$ 3.00

8. Other times we spend parts (fractions) of a dollar
$ . 25

9. Coins make it easy to spend parts of a dollar because….

10. Coins are Fractions (parts) of a Dollar !
Half Dollars

11. Coins are Fractions (parts) of a Dollar !
Quarters

12. Fractions! Fractions of a Dollar !
When we need to spend parts of a dollar, we can count on coins because they are
Fractions!
Fractions of a Dollar !

13. That way we don’t have to tear, rip, shred, chop, or saw the dollar bill into tiny little pieces !

14. Fun Fact A penny is worth just 1 / 100 of a dollar. But it weighs more!

15. What Did We Learn ? Why do we need coins?
How is a coin like a fraction?
What coin is ½ of a dollar?
What coin is ¼ of a dollar ?

16. Works Cited Go Metal Detecting
Picture of Dimes
Picture of Half Dollars
US Rare Currency
Picture of Dollars