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2nd Grade Make Change worksheets

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Make Change

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Find how much change each child gets back. Write the change in cents.

Sam buys a cookie for 12¢ and pays with one dollar. How much change does Sam get back? ¢
Ana buys a pencil for 26¢ and pays with one dollar. How much change does Ana get back? ¢
Zoe buys a juice box for 39¢ and pays with one dollar. How much change does Zoe get back? ¢
Ava buys a bookmark for 86¢ and pays with one dollar. How much change does Ava get back? ¢
Noah buys a ruler for 67¢ and pays with one dollar. How much change does Noah get back? ¢
Omar buys a toy car for 21¢ and pays with one dollar. How much change does Omar get back? ¢
Lila buys an eraser for 83¢ and pays with one dollar. How much change does Lila get back? ¢
Mia buys an apple for 30¢ and pays with one dollar. How much change does Mia get back? ¢

2nd Grade Make Change worksheet 1 – printable PDF — Download PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6

About this worksheet

Making change means working out how much money is left after paying more than something costs. A child who pays 50 cents for a 35 cent pencil gets 15 cents back, and there are two good ways to find it: subtract 50 minus 35, or count up from 35 to 50 the way a shopkeeper does, 40, 45, 50. This worksheet has eight short shopping stories, each with the price, the money paid and a line for the change in cents.

Suggest counting up from the price, using nickels and dimes, and then checking by adding the change to the price, which should give the amount paid. Real coins on the table make this much easier to see, and a toy shop game at home makes it fun.

What your child will learn

Find the change by subtracting or counting up
Check change by adding it to the price
Work with prices under one dollar

Common Core standard: 2.MD.C.8

Worked example

A pencil costs 35 cents and Mia pays 50 cents. Count up from 35: 40, 45, 50. The change is 15 cents.

Common mistake

Adding the price and the money paid instead of finding the difference.

Helpful hint

Count up from the price to the amount paid, or subtract.

Next skill: Mixed Money Word Problems Earlier: Money in Words

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with make change?

Adding the price and the money paid instead of finding the difference.

How can I help my child with make change?

Count up from the price to the amount paid, or subtract.

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