More solutions for problem one
Wrote five and eight tenths as a decimal number, changed it to $5.80, divided the money by thinking of the largest bill or coin that could be given to five people,wrote that amount, subtracted the total for five people from the starting amount, and continued until all the money was used. Then added the amounts given to one person. Semi-concrete representation.
Each
person gets |
$5.80 |
$1.00 |
$5.00 |
.10 |
.50 |
.05 |
.25 |
.01 |
.05 |
total
$1.16 |
0 |
or
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