Do You Have Enough Money? (Up to $5.00)
š The Fancy Toy Aisle! Now the toys are expensive. Count up your paper bills and loose change to see if you can buy it!
Concept
Comparing money with dollars and cents works exactly like comparing 3-digit numbers! Look at the biggest digit first. šÆ **The "Left-to-Right" Money Check:** * Toy Price: **$3.65** * You have: **$2.99** 1. Look at the Dollars (the left side of the dot!). 2. **3 vs 2!** 3 is bigger. Stop! You don't even have to look at the cents on the right! 3. **NOT ENOUGH MONEY!** (Even though 99 cents looks like a lot, a full dollar is always worth more). If the dollars match (Ex: $4.50 vs $4.75), THEN you check the Cents on the right side of the dot.
Try it
Do you have enough to buy the fancy toy? **Instructions:** Add up the money in your hand. Compare the dollars first! Then the cents. **Problem 1:** Toy Price: $4.25 Your Hand: Three $1 bills, 4 Quarters. * Bills: $3.00. * Wait, 4 Quarters is another dollar! So you actually have $4.00 total! * 4.00 vs 4.25 * Do you have enough? (Yes / No) **Problem 2:** Toy Price: $2.80 Your Hand: Two $1 bills, 3 Quarters (75c), 1 Dime (10c). * Your Total: $2.85 * Do you have enough? (Yes / No) **Problem 3:** Toy Price: $5.00 Your Hand: Four $1 bills, 3 Quarters, 2 Dimes. * Let's add the coins: (75 + 20) = 95 cents. * Total: $4.95. Oh no! 5 cents short! * Do you have enough? (Yes / No)