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Cogito

Grade 2 Math · Chapter 7 · Lesson 5

Practice Worksheet

Money Problems

Buying, paying, and working out the change.

10 problems · about 14 minutes · 2.MD.C.8, 2.OA.A.1

NameDate

Figure — use these to answer the problems

The dashed piece is the change you would get back.
You pay (¢)
It costs (¢)
You pay50
It costs35
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

2 problems

  1. From “Dollars and Cents”

    How many quarters make one dollar?

    Answer

  2. From “Counting Mixed Coins”

    2 quarters and 3 dimes. How many cents?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

3 problems

  1. Pay 75¢ for a 55¢ item. What is the change?

    Answer

  2. What is change?

    • The gap between what you paid and the price.
    • The number of coins you handed over.

  3. Pay 50¢ for a 20¢ item. What is the change?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

1 problem

  1. A 40¢ and a 35¢ item. What do they cost together?

    Answer

Stretch Yourself

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

4 problems

  1. Pay 100¢ for a 78¢ item. What is the change?

    Answer

  2. The Sweet Shop

    A lolly costs 30¢ and a sticker costs 25¢. What do they cost together?

    Answercents

  3. Paying With a Dollar

    Leo pays 100¢ for a 65¢ pen. How much change does he get?

    Answercents

  4. Enough or Not

    Ana has 3 dimes. A pencil costs 45¢. Does she have enough?

    • No. She has only 30¢.
    • Yes. She has 3 coins.