2nd Grade Money: Dollars and Coins Worksheet (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
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
Sofia has the dimes shown. Find how many cents she has.
Exercise 3 – Count the nickels
Find the value of these nickels.
Exercise 4 – Count the quarters
Jamal finds three quarters in his coat. Find how much money he has.
Exercise 5 – Quarters, a dime and pennies
Find the total value of the coins.
Exercise 6 – Count the mixed coins
Ethan counts his coins. Find the total value.
Exercise 7 – Dimes, nickels and 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
Find how many dollars Noah has.
Exercises 11 and up
Exercise 11 – Bills and 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
Find the total in dollars and cents.
Exercise 14 – Who has more?
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
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.
Key facts behind this money practice worksheet
- 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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