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Crayon duck shopkeeper rounds $12.47 to $12, $12.50 or $12.47 for dollars, dimes and cents

How to Round Money: Dollars, Dimes and Cents

To round money to the nearest dollar, look at the tenths digit: 0–4 keeps the dollar amount the same; 5–9 increases it by one dollar. For example, $12.47 rounds to $12, while $12.50 rounds to $13. To round to the nearest dime or cent, move the rounding place one or two positions to the right. […]

How to Solve Multi-step Word Problems of Money

How to Solve Multi-step Word Problems of Money

Multi-step word problems are just like they sound: they are problems that require more than one step to solve. With money, these steps often involve adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing amounts of money.

How to Identify the Change, Price, or Amount Paid

How to Identify the Change, Price, or Amount Paid

How to Solve Word Problems of Counting Bills and Coins

How to Solve Word Problems of Counting Bills and Coins

How to Solve Measurement Word Problems

How to Solve Measurement Word Problems

How to Add and Subtract Mixed Time Units

How to Add and Subtract Mixed Time Units

How to Find Fractions of Time Units

How to Find Fractions of Time Units

How to Define Elapsed Time

How to Define Elapsed Time

How to Solve Word Problems of Elapsed Time

How to Solve Word Problems of Elapsed Time

How to Solve Multi-step Word Problems for Finding Starting and Ending Times

How to Solve Multi-step Word Problems for Finding Starting and Ending Times

How to Understand Vocabulary of Financial Institutions

How to Understand Vocabulary of Financial Institutions

How to Identify Time Patterns

How to Identify Time Patterns