Money Word Problems Worksheets for 2nd Grade

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Grade 2MathTime & MoneyCCSS 2.MD.C.8

Skill: Solving word problems with cents and whole dollars

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Teaching tips and what to try next

Aimed at second graders who can already name coins and add two-digit numbers. A pretend shop with price tags on a few toys gives children real amounts to add and take away, and it shows why the sign after a number matters. For more coin counting use Counting Coins, or practice two-step stories in Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Within 100.

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Same skill and layout, a fresh set of problems in every version, so children can keep practicing without repeating a page. Problems are not repeated between versions unless a skill has only a small number of possible problems (for example, the addition facts within 10).

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Second graders learn to solve word problems about money, using the cent sign for amounts under a dollar and the dollar sign for whole dollars. These problems give children a real reason to add and subtract, and they help with everyday tasks such as checking change at a store. This second-grade worksheet gives eight short money stories to solve.

Four stories use cents. One asks children to count a group of quarters, dimes and nickels. The others add two prices, find how much is left after buying something, or find how many more cents one child has than another. Every cent amount is a multiple of 5 and every cent total is under one dollar. The other four stories use whole dollars within 100: adding two prices, finding what is left after spending, adding two savings, and finding how much more money is needed to buy something. Each of the ten versions has new numbers and names and its own answer key.

How to use it: real coins make the cent problems easier. Set out quarters, dimes and nickels and let your child count them, starting with the largest coins. Before solving, ask whether the money in the story is going up or going down. That tells you whether to add or subtract. Remind your child to write the right sign in each answer, ¢ for cents or $ for dollars, since the sign is part of the answer.

The answer key gives every answer with its sign. For more coin practice, try our Counting Coins worksheet. For stories with other units, try our Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Within 100 worksheet.