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Grade 2 Math · Chapter 7 · Lesson 1

Practice Worksheet

Meet the Coins

Size does not tell you what a coin is worth.

10 problems · about 11 minutes · 2.MD.C.8

NameDate

Figure — use these to answer the problems

One of each. Compare how big they are with what they are worth.
1 penny · 1¢ eachOne penny is worth 1 penny.
1 nickel · 5¢ eachOne nickel is worth 5 pennies.
1 dime · 10¢ eachOne dime is worth 10 pennies.
1 quarter · 25¢ eachOne quarter is worth 25 pennies.

How many coins

4

How much it is worth

41¢

Pennies1
Nickels1
Dimes1
Quarters1
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

3 problems

  1. From “Equal Groups in Stories”

    4 plates with 3 buns each. How many buns?

    Answer

  2. From “Filling a Rectangle With Squares”

    2 rows of 5 squares. How many squares?

    Answer

  3. From “Writing the Equation”

    3 rows of 4. What is the total?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

3 problems

  1. How many cents is a dime worth?

    Answer

  2. Does a bigger coin always mean more money?

    • No. A dime is small and worth 10¢.
    • Yes. Bigger is always more.

  3. How many cents is a quarter worth?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

1 problem

  1. How many cents is a nickel worth?

    Answer

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

3 problems

  1. How many pennies are worth the same as a nickel?

    Answer

  2. The Piggy Bank

    Which is worth more, a dime or a nickel?

    • The dime. It is 10¢.
    • The nickel. It is bigger.

  3. Swapping

    How many pennies are worth the same as one dime?

    Answerpennies