Three Coins for One Pepper
Shoppers at a farmers market can combine dimes and a nickel to pay the exact price of a pepper.
Play the quiz as a gameAt a farmers market, shoppers can buy food from the people who grow it. Some shoppers pay with coins. The price tells how much money to give.
One stand sells small peppers for twenty-five cents each. What if a shopper has no coin worth twenty-five cents? A mix of coins can pay for the pepper.
A card at the stand has the heading “Coin Values.” It shows a dime and a nickel. The caption under the dime says, “One dime is ten cents.” A nickel is worth five cents.
A shopper can count out two dimes and one nickel. Ten cents and ten cents make twenty cents. Five more cents make twenty-five cents. The seller checks the coins. Then the shopper puts the pepper in a bag. Different coins can add up to the right price.