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How do I practice being better at giving correct change?

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Do practice at home with family members. You could even turn it into a game!

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How do I hand a customer change?

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Put the coins in the customer's hand all at once, saying the total value of the coins and then count the bills as you place them over the coins in the person's hand.

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I'm dyslexic, so I have a lot of trouble calculating coin change. How can I improve?

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You can improve by practicing at home with your family.

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So, do Americans call a one cent coin a penny? Is a nickel worth 5 pennies or five cents?

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Yes to all questions. A one cent coin is a penny. A nickel is worth the same as 5 pennies, so its value is 5 cents. Just as 5 pennies' value would be 5 cents as well.

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Do I really have to do so much work? Couldn't I just take the amount they give me and subtract it from how much the item costs?

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You can, but then you will have it be precise if you do it the harder way.

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$3.50 paid with a $20.00 dollar bill - what's the correct change?

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Subtract $3.50 from $20 and you get $16.50. The ideal change would be a ten-dollar bill, a five, a one, and two quarters, though other combinations (three five-dollar bills and six quarters, for example) would also work; they would just be less convenient for the customer.

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How do I give correct change when I don't have a register?

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Either use your brain to do the subtraction, or keep a calculator handy.

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Should I hand the bills back first or the change?

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You typically hand the customer the bills first, then place the change on top.

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Can someone use a calculator in order to give back correct change?

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Yes, but remember to include any applicable tax.

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Can I work at a cash register if if I'm not good with mental math?

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Yes you could. That's how you will improve. Be very helpful and use calculators and always recheck!

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At a restaurant, a bill came up to $95 and some change. My friend had a $100 and I had a $60. He put it together to pay for the bill. I still don't understand what he did.

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What your friend did was divide the money in half, so then you both would pay the same amount and split the change.

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If somebody gives you $10 and 60 cents, what would you give them in change?

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It depends on what they owed you! You need to subtract the amount they owed you from the amount they gave you. For example, if they owed you $10.53 and gave you $10.60, the difference is $.07 (7 cents).

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What should I do if I give someone too much change?

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You could just say something like, "I'm sorry, I think I might have miscounted your change. Would you mind if I double checked the amount?"

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How do I improve my counting money skills?

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Practice the methods in Count Money .

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