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USA TODAY® Related Activities
Money, Money, Money
Teacher Notes:
Procedure for the Activity
Answers:
Steps 1–6:
Denomination |
Number
of Bills in Circulation |
Percent
of Total Number of Bills in Circulation |
Value
of Money in Circulation |
Percent
of Total Value of Money in Circulation |
$1
bills |
7,043,813,463 |
35.6% |
$7,043,813,463 |
1.3% |
$2
bills |
604,748,958 |
3.1% |
$1,209,497,916 |
0.2% |
$5
bills |
1,600,787,162 |
8.1% |
$8,003,935,810 |
1.5% |
$10
bills |
1,358,201,322 |
6.9% |
$13,582,013,220 |
2.5% |
$20
bills |
4,522,108,535 |
22.8% |
$90,442,170,700 |
16.9% |
$50
bills |
1,061,068,146 |
5.4% |
$53,053,407,300 |
9.9% |
$100
bills |
3,616,997,926 |
18.3% |
$361,699,792,600 |
67.6% |
$500
bills |
286,880 |
0% |
$143,440,000 |
0.03% |
$1000
bills |
166,764 |
0% |
$166,764,000 |
0.03% |
$5000
bills |
351 |
0% |
$1,755,000 |
0% |
$10,000
bills |
344 |
0% |
$3,440,000 |
0% |
Totals |
19,808,179,851 |
100% |
$535,350,030,009 |
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Step
7 Sample: Some
of the percents were 0 because the amount being compared
to the total was so small.
Wrapping
Up the Activity
Check
students’ problems.
Each person
would get about $1902.30.
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