This document provides information about writing and comparing monetary values in symbols. It discusses using the peso sign, decimal point, and centavo sign when writing money. Money should be written with two decimal places. The symbols >, <, and = are used to compare money values. Various monetary amounts from 1 centavo to 1,000 pesos are defined in words and symbols. Practice problems have the reader write out amounts and compare values using the appropriate symbols.

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Teacher Ryan Parpa

2. How is money is written in symbols?
When writing money in
symbols, we use the
peso sign ( ), the
decimal point ( . ) and
centavo sign ( ).

3. When writing money in symbols, how many
Decimal places should there be?
Money is written with
two decimal places.
296.35

4. What symbols are used in comparing money
values?
In comparing money values we
use the symbols
greater than (>), less than (<),
or Equal to (=)
in comparing money values.

5. 1 000.00
One thousand pesos

6. 500.00
Five hundred pesos

7. 200.00
Two hundred pesos

8. 100.00
One hundred pesos

9. 50.00
Fifty pesos

10. 20.00
Twenty pesos

11. 10.00
Ten pesos

12. 5.00
Five pesos

13. 1.00
One peso

14. Centavo

15. 25
Twenty-five centavos

16. 10
Ten centavos

17. 5
Five centavos

19. Write on the line the symbol for each amount.
1. 300 pesos and twelve centavos
__________________________
2. 415 pesos and thirty centavos
__________________________
3. 590 pesos and fifty - five centavos
__________________________

20. Write each amount in words.
4. 400.00
__________________________
5. 503.05
__________________________
6. 1000.28
__________________________

21. Compare the amounts by writing >,<, or =
in each circle.
7. 400.00 ______ 1745 centavos
8. 503.05 ______ Thirty pesos and five centavos
9. 350 centavos ______ 35.00
10. 32,680 ______ 326.80

22. 11.

23. 12.

24. 13.

25. 14.

26. 15.

27. 1. 300.12
2. 415.30
3. 590.55
4. Four hundred pesos
5. Five hundred three pesos and five
centavos

28. 6. One thousand pesos and twenty
eight centavos
7. >
8. >
9. <
10. =

29. 11. <
12. >
13. =
14. >
15. =

30. LET US REMEMBER!

31. PESO SIGN
Decimal point (.)
Separates the pesos and the
centavos. We also read as
“and”.
1 521.00
CENTAVO/S

32. There are four 25
centavos in 1 peso.