Zoe has 2 ten-dollar bills, 4 one-dollar bills, 3 quarters, 5 dimes, and 8 pennies. How much money does she have?

This problem is essentially testing those how to read and how to pay attention to detail. The best way to approach this is to make a list.

If we break it down slowly, We see that we have 2 $10. This means $20. 4 $1 bills is equal to $4. 3 quarters is equal to $0.75. 5 dimes is equal to $0.50, and 8 pennies is equal to $0.08. If we make a list, we can easily add them together as so:

20+4+.75+.5+.08.

The total amount of money Zoe has is: $25.33