Headline Story
Addition and Subtraction with Place Value, #4
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Introduction
Share the Headline Story with children, and have them use the information in the story to create interesting problems.
Headline Story
Leo has $1.11 in coins. Each coin is either a dollar, a dime, or a penny.
Possible student responses
- The fewest coins Leo can have is 3 with 1 dollar, 1 dime, and 1 penny.
- The most coins he can have is 111 with all pennies.
- He has to have at least 1 penny.
- He could have an odd number of coins, for example, if he has 1 dollar, 1 dime, and 1 penny.
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