2nd Grade Money: Dollars and Coins Worksheet (PDF)

2nd Grade math worksheet: Money: Dollars and Coins – Maths PDF


This money practice worksheet for 2nd Grade covers money: dollars and coins (Common Core 2.MD.C.8), with a free PDF to print.

These 24 problems practice counting pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and dollar bills (standard 2.MD.C.8). They start with single coins and end with change and multi-step word problems.

Say the value of the biggest coin first, then count on. Use the cent sign for cents and the dollar sign with a dot for dollars.

Grade 2 · Common Core State Standards: 2.MD.C.8

Money practice worksheet: exercises 1 to 10

Exercise 1 – Name the coins

25¢A1¢B10¢C5¢D
Four different coins.

Coin A is a quarter, B is a penny, C is a dime and D is a nickel. Write the value of each coin in cents.

Exercise 2 – Count the dimes

10¢10¢10¢10¢10¢10¢
Six dimes.

Sofia has the dimes shown. Find how many cents she has.

Exercise 3 – Count the nickels

5¢5¢5¢5¢5¢5¢5¢
Seven nickels.

Find the value of these nickels.

Exercise 4 – Count the quarters

25¢25¢25¢
Three quarters.

Jamal finds three quarters in his coat. Find how much money he has.

Exercise 5 – Quarters, a dime and pennies

25¢25¢10¢1¢1¢1¢
Two quarters, one dime, three pennies.

Find the total value of the coins.

Exercise 6 – Count the mixed coins

25¢10¢10¢10¢5¢5¢
One quarter, three dimes, two nickels.

Ethan counts his coins. Find the total value.

Exercise 7 – Dimes, nickels and pennies

10¢10¢10¢5¢5¢5¢5¢1¢1¢1¢1¢
Three dimes, four nickels, four pennies.

Find the value of the coins.

Exercise 8 – Quarters in a dollar

A dollar is 100¢. Find how many quarters make one dollar.

Exercise 9 – Nickels in a dollar

Find how many nickels make one dollar.

Exercise 10 – Count the bills

$5$1$1
One five-dollar bill and two one-dollar bills.

Find how many dollars Noah has.

Exercises 11 and up

Exercise 11 – Bills and quarters

$10$525¢25¢25¢
A ten, a five and three quarters.

Write the total with a dollar sign and a dot.

Exercise 12 – Cents to dollars

Mei has 275¢. Write this amount with a dollar sign.

Exercise 13 – Dollars, dimes and a nickel

$1$1$110¢10¢5¢
Three one-dollar bills, two dimes, one nickel.

Find the total in dollars and cents.

Exercise 14 – Who has more?

25¢25¢10¢10¢
Maya: two quarters and two dimes.
25¢5¢5¢5¢5¢
Diego: one quarter and four nickels.

Who has more money? Find how many cents more.

Exercise 15 – Can she buy it?

Aisha has 3 quarters and 2 dimes. A sticker book costs 90¢. Can she buy it? How much is left?

Exercise 16 – Make 40 cents

Show two different ways to make exactly 40¢ with coins.

Exercise 17 – Pencil and eraser

Priya buys a pencil for 35¢ and an eraser for 28¢. Find how much she spends in all.

Exercise 18 – Change from a dollar

64¢100¢?
The change is the jump from the price to 100¢.

A toy car costs 64¢. Diego pays with one dollar. Find his change.

Exercise 19 – Change from a twenty

Liam gives the cashier a \(\$20\) bill for a book that costs \(\$13\). Find his change.

Exercise 20 – How much more?

Mei has 8 nickels and 3 dimes. A notebook costs 95¢. How many more cents does she need?

Exercise 21 – Shirt and hat

Sofia has \(\$50\). She buys a shirt for \(\$27\) and a hat for \(\$15\). Find how much money she has left.

Exercise 22 – More than a dollar?

Jamal has 2 quarters, 3 dimes and 4 pennies. His aunt gives him 2 more dimes. Does he have more than one dollar? Write his total with a dollar sign.

Exercise 23 – Piggy bank total

Coin How many
Quarters 4
Dimes 5
Nickels 6
Pennies 7

Noah counts the coins in his piggy bank. Find the total in cents, then write it as dollars and cents.

Exercise 24 – Lemonade money

Hannah sells lemonade. Her jar has \(\$34\) in the morning. She earns \(\$28\) more by noon. Find how much money is in the jar at noon.

See the solutions: Money: Dollars and Coins worksheet solutions

Key facts behind this money practice worksheet

Key facts
  • Penny 1¢, nickel 5¢, dime 10¢, quarter 25¢.
  • 100 cents make 1 dollar: 4 quarters, 10 dimes or 20 nickels.
  • Count the biggest coins first, then count on.
  • Use ¢ for cents and $ with a dot for dollars and cents.
  • To find change, count up from the price to the money paid.

How to use this money practice worksheet

Work through the exercises in order: they go from simple to challenging. Write every step on paper, then compare with the solutions page and redo any exercise you missed the next day.

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