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⏰ 2nd grade math · Measure, Time & Money

Count coins and dollars

A quarter is 25¢, a dime is 10¢, a nickel is 5¢ and a penny is 1¢. Start with the biggest coins and count up.

Worked example

How many cents are these coins worth?
5¢5¢5¢1¢
Answer: 16¢
Start with the biggest coins and count up. You have 3 nickels (5¢ each), 1 penny (1¢ each). Count: 5, 10, 15, 16. That's 16¢.
5¢5¢5¢1¢

For grown-ups: Word problems with $, quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies; $ and ¢ symbols. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.

  • CCSS 2.MD.C.8
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Practices word problems with $, quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies; $ and ¢ symbols (2.MD.C.8). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.

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Try three

  1. How many cents are these coins worth?
    5¢1¢1¢1¢1¢
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 9¢
    Start with the biggest coins and count up. You have 1 nickel (5¢ each), 4 pennies (1¢ each). Count: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. That's 9¢.
    5¢1¢1¢1¢1¢
  2. How many cents are these coins worth?
    25¢10¢10¢10¢5¢5¢1¢1¢1¢
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 68¢
    Start with the biggest coins and count up. You have 1 quarter (25¢ each), 3 dimes (10¢ each), 2 nickels (5¢ each), 3 pennies (1¢ each). Count: 25, 35, 45, 55, 60, 65, 66, 67, 68. That's 68¢.
    25¢10¢10¢10¢5¢5¢1¢1¢1¢
  3. How many cents are these coins worth?
    25¢25¢10¢10¢5¢5¢5¢5¢1¢1¢
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 92¢
    Start with the biggest coins and count up. You have 2 quarters (25¢ each), 2 dimes (10¢ each), 4 nickels (5¢ each), 2 pennies (1¢ each). Count: 25, 50, 60, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92. That's 92¢.
    25¢25¢10¢10¢5¢5¢5¢5¢1¢1¢

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Count coins and dollars (2nd grade)

  1. How many cents are these coins worth?
    5¢5¢5¢5¢1¢1¢
  2. How many cents are these coins worth?
    5¢5¢1¢
  3. How many cents are these coins worth?
    10¢10¢10¢5¢1¢1¢1¢
  4. How many cents are these coins worth?
    10¢10¢10¢5¢5¢1¢1¢1¢
  5. How many cents are these coins worth?
    10¢10¢10¢1¢1¢1¢1¢
  6. How many cents are these coins worth?
    25¢10¢10¢5¢5¢1¢1¢
  7. How many cents are these coins worth?
    25¢25¢10¢10¢10¢5¢5¢5¢
  8. How many cents are these coins worth?
    25¢25¢25¢10¢10¢
  9. How many cents are these coins worth?
    25¢25¢10¢5¢5¢5¢1¢1¢1¢1¢
  10. How many cents are these coins worth?
    25¢10¢5¢5¢5¢1¢1¢
  11. How many cents are these coins worth?
    25¢10¢10¢10¢5¢5¢5¢1¢1¢1¢1¢1¢
  12. How many cents are these coins worth?
    25¢25¢25¢10¢10¢10¢10¢5¢5¢1¢

Answer key

  1. 22¢
  2. 11¢
  3. 38¢
  4. 43¢
  5. 34¢
  6. 57¢
  7. 95¢
  8. 95¢
  9. 79¢
  10. 52¢
  11. 75¢
  12. 126¢

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