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Review: Read Five-Minute Times and U.S. Money

Read minute positions, distinguish a.m./p.m., and solve coin and dollar problems.

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Unit review questions
1. The hour underway is 5. The minute hand points to 5. What is the time?
Need a hint?
  • Count dial intervals in fives.
  • Do not read the minute-hand numeral as single minutes.
2. Afternoon practice happens at 4:15. Which complete label fits?
Need a hint?
  • Noon is 12 p.m.; midnight is 12 a.m.
  • The hour label repeats, so use the supplied time-of-day context.
3. What is the value in cents of one quarter, 5 nickels, and two pennies?
Need a hint?
  • Write each coin’s cents value before adding.
  • Coin count and cents value are different quantities.
4. An item costs $12. It is paid with a $20 bill. How many dollars of change are due?
Need a hint?
  • Use dollars with dollars, or cents with cents.
  • Change is the payment minus cost, not their sum.

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Two quarters, one dime, and three pennies pay toward an 80-cent item. Find the coins’ value and the shortfall.

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The coins total 25+25+10+3=63 cents. The shortfall is 80−63=17 cents. The coin count is six, but six coins do not mean six cents.

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