Headline Story
Grouping, Regrouping, and Place Value, #1
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Introduction
Read the Headline Story to the students. Encourage them to make a table of possible coin combinations. You may need to suggest a format for a table to help students get started.
Headline Story
Gene has 15¢. What coins could he have?
Possible student responses
- Gene has at least 2 coins.
- He can’t have more than 15 coins.
- There are 6 possible combinations.
- The table shows the 6 possible combinations of dimes, nickels, and pennies:
| D | N | P |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 15 |
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