1. Talent Development 4th Grade
Coin Clues
Talent Development
4th Grade

2. Directions for coin clues puzzles:
Put the coins in the line to match the clues
Use only pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters (no half-dollars)
Each line of coins begins at the left.
The SIZE of a coin refers to its diameter.
A symmetric line is one whose coins would match if it were possible to fold the line, at its midpoint, over onto itself. For example:

3. Use 2 nickels and 1 quarter
The first coin is NOT worth 5 cents.

4. Use 1 penny, 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 1 quarter.
The second coin is worth 25 cents.
The penny comes just after the 5 cent coin.

5. Use 2 nickels, 1 quarter, and 2 pennies.
Both 5 cent coins come after the pennies
The 25 cent coin comes before the pennies.

6. Use 1 quarter, 2 nickels, and 1 dime.
The third coin is worth 10 cents.
The second and fourth coins are the same.

7. Use 2 dimes and 1 penny.
The line is symmetric when folded along the dots.

8. Use 2 pennies, 2 nickels, and 1 dime.
Neither end of the line is worth 5 cents.
The second coin is worth 10 cents.

9. Use 3 quarters, 1 dime, and 2 nickels.
Each 5 cent coin has a 25 cent coin on either side of it.
The sixth coin is NOT worth 25 cents.

10. The line is worth 35 cents.
The fourth coin is worth more than the second coin.

11. The line is worth 52 cents.
A penny is between two coins of the same value.
The first coin is worth more than the last coin.

12. The line is worth 32 cents.
Every coin is next to another coin of its same value.
The second coin is worth 4 cents more than the fifth coin.

13. The line is worth 56 cents.
The coins on both ends are worth the same.
The second coin is worth more than the third coin.

14. The line is worth 32 cents.
The line is symmetric when folded along the line.
The third coin is worth twice the second coin.

15. The following puzzles involve making change and have slightly different directions:
Each line of coins begins at the left. Ends of the line refer to the coin on the far left and the coin on the far right.
A coin couple consists of two of the same coins next to each other. If three of the same coins are together, they count as two coin couples.
A sandwich coin is one that has identical coins next to it on either side.
A symmetric line is one whose coins would match itself if it were possible to fold the line, at its midpoint, over onto itself.
Stating that a coin is between two specific coins does NOT exclude the possibility that another coin is also between those two coins.
To simplify clues, coins may be used to mean the monetary value of the coins. For example, a clue with a dime and nickel might say “The first coin divided by the second coin” to mean 10 divided by 5.

16. You spent 3 cents and paid with a nickel.
Add 2 dimes to your change. Use all the coin in the line.
Neither end of the line is a copper-collored coin.

17. You spent 15 cents and paid with two dimes.
Add a penny and a quarter to your change. Use all the coins in the line.
The last coin is NOT worth the least.
The first coin is worth the most.

18. You spent 17 cents and paid with a quarter and two pennies.
Add three quarters to your change. Use all the coins in the line.
The end of the line is a coin couple.
The line has a sandwich coin.

19. You spent 26 cents and paid with two quarters
You spent 26 cents and paid with two quarters. Use your change in the line.
The coins worth the least are next to a coin worth more.

20. You spent 7 cents and paid with a quarter. Use your change in the line.
No coins of the same value are next to each other.
The fourth coin’s value is not a two-digit number.

21. You spent 24 cents and paid with a half dollar
You spent 24 cents and paid with a half dollar. Use your change in the line.
The values of the coins in the line alternate odd and even.
The third coin is worth half the last coin.

22. You spent 30 cents and paid with a dollar. Use your change in the line.
The line has exactly one coin couple.
An even-valued coin is between the two odd-valued coins.

23. You spent 12 cents and paid with half dollar
You spent 12 cents and paid with half dollar. Use your change in the line.
Exactly two coins, odd-valued, come before the coin worth the most.
The difference between the first and last coins is zero.

24. You spent 60 cents and paid with a dollar.
Add 15 cents to your change. Use all the coins in the line.
The line has two coin couples.
The first coin is NOT worth the most.
The fifth coin is NOT worth the most or the least.

25. You spent 68 cents and paid with a dollar. Use your change in the line.
The line is symmetric.
The sum of the middle two coins is worth LESS than the fifth coin.
The last coin is worth MORE than the second and third coins together.