Math and Money

Money and math go together like peanut butter and jelly. You count coins, add up dollars, and figure out change. Learning money math helps you buy things and save for the future.

Coins and Bills

Each coin has a value. A penny is 1 cent. A nickel is 5 cents. A dime is 10 cents. A quarter is 25 cents. You add these values to find out how much money you have.

Four quarters make one dollar. Ten dimes also make one dollar. There are many different ways to make the same amount.

Saving and Spending

When you save money, you add a little bit at a time. If you save 50 cents a week, after 10 weeks you have $5.00. That is multiplication.

A budget is a plan for spending money. You write down how much you have and what you want to buy. Then you subtract to see what is left. Math keeps your money organized.

Fun Facts

• There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar using coins.
• The first coins were made over 2,600 years ago in a place called Lydia.
• A million dollar bills stacked up would be about 360 feet tall.

Did You Know?

If you saved one penny on day one, two pennies on day two, four on day three, and kept doubling, you would have over five million dollars after just 30 days!