Compare the number of dimes. The group which has a greater number of dimes will have a greater value. 

If the number of dimes is equal in two groups, compare the number of pennies. The group which has a greater number of pennies will have a greater number of cents. 

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Penny is the coin of the least value. It equals 1 cent. 

Dime is the coin that equals 10 cents.  

To find out the number of coins, count pennies, dimes, and then add up the obtained numbers.

Let’s count these coins:  

How many pennies are there?  

We have counted 16 pennies. These are 16 cents.

Now, let’s count dimes.

There are 6 dimes. Each dime equals 10 cents. 6 dimes contain 6 tens of cents, that is 60.

Let’s add up the numbers we got counting pennies and dimes: 16+60. We add tens to tens and ones to ones. Thus, we get 76 cents.

To compare the value of coins we need to count the coins. Let’s compare two groups. At first sight, there are more coins in the group on the left. Let’s check it out.

First, let’s compare the number of dimes. There is one dime in the group on the left and four dimes - on the right. There are more cents in the group with a greater number of dimes.

One dime equals 10 cents, so four dimes are 40 cents. There are 40 cents in the group on the right and 10 cents - on the left. There may be 10 cents more on the group on the left if we count pennies, but still, it is less than 40.
 

What would we do if there is an equal number of dimes in two groups? We can compare them by the number of ones. The group with a greater number of pennies will be of greater value. 

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