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Learning to count money is important. Learning to count quickly is also
important. If you know a few basic rules it is very easy to count money. |
| Money is found in the form of coins and paper bills. |
| Coins are usually available in the amounts of 1, 5, 10, and 25 and 50.
In US currency coins are called cents. (  ). |
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Paper bills are usually available in the amounts of 1,5,10, 20, 50, and 100.
etc. In US currency paper bills are called dollars ($). |
| We have given different names to our coins. |
1 cent 
is called a Penny. 5 cent
is called a Nickel.
10 cents
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| We do have 50 cent coins. But they are not commonly found. |
100 cents makes 1 dollar.
Therefore: |
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2 fifty cent coins (50+50) make 1 dollar.
4 quarters (25+25+25+25) make one dollar 10 dimes make one dollar 20 nickels make one dollar and, 100 pennies make one dollar |
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Here is an easy trick to count money faster.
Learn the multiplication tables |
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While counting money start with the counting dollars first. |
| While counting coins start with quarters first, then dimes, then nickels and then pennies. |
is called a Dime. 25 cents
is called a Quarter.