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Sheet # 33 Critical Thinking

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Use drawings, words, or numbers to explain how you got your answer.

Katie had only dimes and nickels to buy her juice. Juice cost 38 cents. She spent all her money and received no change. Could she have spent 38 cents? Explain how you know it.















































Answers for sheet # 33


No. With dimes and nickels, total is the mulitple of 5, i.e. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, etc.