Grade 2 Money: Make simple change
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What students practice: Counting coins/bills and simple money word problems with $ and ¢.
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Grade 2 · Money
Make Simple Change
Set 1 · Grade 2 · Money
Example problems by difficulty
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Easy
Yuki buys a balloon for 50¢. Yuki pays with $1.00. How much change should Yuki get?
Answer: 50¢
Noah buys an eraser for 40¢. Noah pays with $1.00. How much change should Noah get?
Answer: 60¢
Standard
Layla buys a balloon for 30¢. Layla pays with $1.00. How much change should Layla get?
Answer: 70¢
Caleb buys a gumball for 15¢. Caleb pays with $1.00. How much change should Caleb get?
Answer: 85¢
Challenge
Santiago buys a jump rope for $3.50. Santiago pays with $5.00. How much change should Santiago get?
Answer: $1.50
Freya buys a toy car for $3.00. Freya pays with $5.00. How much change should Freya get?
Answer: $2.00
Where this skill fits
- Previous skill: Count dollar bills and coins
- All grades: Money worksheets, Grades 2–5
Related Common Core standards
- 2.MD.C.8 — Solve word problems with dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies.
The task matches what these standards describe at this grade. Common Core–informed practice; not a claim of official alignment.