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Sheet # 94/Coin # 1

Name: ________________________ Date_____________

Coin Denomination
Penny
Nickel
Dime
Quarter
Half Dollar
Silver Dollar
Weight
2.500 grams
5.000 grams
2.268 grams
5.670 grams
11.340 grams
8.100 grams
Diameter in inches
0.750 in.
0.835 in.
0.705 in.
0.955 in.
1.205 in.
1.04 in.
Diameter in millimeters
19.05 mm
21.21 mm
17.91 mm
24.26 mm
30.61 mm
26.50 mm
Thickness
1.55 mm
1.95 mm
1.35 mm
1.75 mm
2.15 mm
2.00 mm
Source: U.S. Mint Department

 

1. Arrange the coins by weight from the least to the greatest.

 

 

2. Arrange the coins by diameter (mm) from the least to the greatest.

 

 

3. Arrange the coins by diameter (inches) from the greatest to the least.

 

 

4. How many pennies do you need to equal the weight of 1 nickel?

 

 

 

5. About how many dimes do you need to equal the weight of a half-dollar?

 

 

 

6. About how many quarters do you need to equal the weight of a half-dollar?

 

 

 

7. How much more does a quarter weigh than 2 dimes?

 

 

 

8. How much more does a quarter weigh than one nickel?

 

 

 

 

9. Jose has 3 dimes, 4 nickels, 1 quarter and a half dollar in his pocket. What is the total weight of the coins?

 

 

 

 

 

10. Michelle has 4 quarters, 5 pennies, and 6 dimes in her purse. What is the total weight of the coins?