Money Word Problems (Cents and Dollars) Worksheets for 2nd Grade
Count coins, find totals, and work out how much is left or how much more is needed. 15 free printable worksheets, each with an answer key.
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Money Word Problems (Cents and Dollars): what children learn
Money stories use coins and dollars with the amount in cents or in dollars, never both at once. Children count coins by value, then add or subtract, or find the change from one dollar.
Money Word Problems (Cents and Dollars): worked example
Mia has 2 dimes and 3 pennies. How many cents does Mia have? 23
2 dimes are 20 cents. Then 20 + 3 = 23, so Mia has 23 cents.
Money Word Problems (Cents and Dollars): a common mistake to watch for
Children often count each coin as 1 instead of using its value.
Money Word Problems (Cents and Dollars): how to help at home or in class
Open a lemonade stand. Price a cup at 65 cents and let your child act as cashier for a customer who pays with a dollar. Count up the change: 65, then 70, then 75, then 100. That is a nickel, a nickel, and a quarter, so 35 cents. When your child picks cents or dollars in a story without confusion, equal groups are next.
What is on these Money Word Problems (Cents and Dollars) worksheets
This set has 15 different worksheets for 2nd grade, with 5 questions on each and a matching answer key for every sheet. The instruction printed on each worksheet is: “Read each story. Write the answer as a number.”
Example questions like the ones on these worksheets, with their answers:
- Hugo saves 3 quarters and 1 dime. How many cents is that in all?85
- A kite costs $9. A puzzle costs $12. How many dollars do they cost together?21
- Fatima has $58. Fatima buys a ball for $10 and a game for $40. How many dollars does Fatima have left?8
- Wei has 5 pennies. Liam has 6 nickels. How many cents do they have together?35
- A balloon costs 28¢. Carlos has 11¢. How many more cents does Carlos need?17
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