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Count the coins and write the total in cents: 3 quarters, 1 dime, 2 pennies. Twenty problems in each of three versions, with a key for every one.

Money: count coins (cents)

NameDate

Count the money. Write the total.

  1. 3 quarters, 2 dimes, 1 nickel =
  2. 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 3 pennies =
  3. 2 quarters, 1 dime, 3 nickels, 1 penny =
  4. 3 quarters, 3 dimes, 2 nickels, 1 penny =
  5. 1 quarter, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, 3 pennies =
  6. 3 quarters, 2 nickels =
  7. 2 quarters, 1 dime, 1 nickel, 1 penny =
  8. 1 quarter, 2 dimes, 3 nickels, 1 penny =
  9. 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 2 nickels, 3 pennies =
  10. 3 quarters, 1 dime, 2 nickels =
  11. 2 dimes, 3 nickels =
  12. 1 quarter, 3 dimes, 2 nickels, 2 pennies =
  13. 3 quarters, 3 dimes, 3 nickels =
  14. 3 dimes, 1 penny =
  15. 2 quarters, 3 nickels, 2 pennies =
  16. 3 quarters, 1 dime, 2 pennies =
  17. 1 quarter, 1 dime, 1 nickel =
  18. 3 quarters, 1 dime, 2 nickels, 2 pennies =
  19. 2 quarters, 3 nickels, 1 penny =
  20. 3 dimes, 1 nickel, 2 pennies =
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Money: count coins (cents)

NameDate

Count the money. Write the total.

  1. 2 dimes, 2 nickels, 3 pennies =
  2. 1 quarter, 3 pennies =
  3. 2 dimes, 1 nickel, 1 penny =
  4. 3 dimes, 2 nickels =
  5. 3 quarters, 2 dimes, 2 nickels, 3 pennies =
  6. 1 quarter, 1 dime, 1 nickel, 3 pennies =
  7. 2 quarters, 1 nickel, 1 penny =
  8. 2 quarters, 1 nickel, 3 pennies =
  9. 1 quarter, 1 nickel, 2 pennies =
  10. 2 quarters, 1 dime, 1 nickel, 2 pennies =
  11. 3 dimes, 1 nickel, 1 penny =
  12. 3 nickels, 1 penny =
  13. 2 dimes, 1 penny =
  14. 3 quarters, 2 nickels, 2 pennies =
  15. 3 quarters, 1 dime, 1 nickel, 3 pennies =
  16. 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 2 nickels, 1 penny =
  17. 1 dime, 3 pennies =
  18. 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 3 nickels, 2 pennies =
  19. 3 quarters, 3 nickels =
  20. 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 2 pennies =
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Money: count coins (cents)

NameDate

Count the money. Write the total.

  1. 3 quarters, 1 dime, 2 nickels, 1 penny =
  2. 1 quarter, 3 dimes, 2 nickels =
  3. 1 quarter, 2 dimes, 1 nickel, 3 pennies =
  4. 3 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, 1 penny =
  5. 1 quarter, 3 dimes =
  6. 2 quarters, 1 dime, 2 nickels, 3 pennies =
  7. 2 quarters, 3 dimes, 1 nickel, 3 pennies =
  8. 2 quarters, 1 dime, 1 penny =
  9. 1 dime, 1 penny =
  10. 3 quarters, 3 dimes, 2 nickels, 3 pennies =
  11. 1 quarter, 1 nickel, 1 penny =
  12. 3 quarters, 1 nickel, 1 penny =
  13. 2 quarters, 2 nickels =
  14. 3 nickels, 3 pennies =
  15. 2 quarters, 1 dime, 3 nickels =
  16. 3 quarters, 1 dime, 3 nickels =
  17. 3 quarters, 2 dimes, 1 nickel, 1 penny =
  18. 2 quarters, 2 dimes, 2 nickels, 3 pennies =
  19. 2 quarters, 2 dimes, 1 nickel, 3 pennies =
  20. 3 quarters, 1 nickel =
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Answer key

Sheet A

  1. 100¢
  2. 83¢
  3. 76¢
  4. 116¢
  5. 63¢
  6. 85¢
  7. 66¢
  8. 61¢
  9. 93¢
  10. 95¢
  11. 35¢
  12. 67¢
  13. 120¢
  14. 31¢
  15. 67¢
  16. 87¢
  17. 40¢
  18. 97¢
  19. 66¢
  20. 37¢

Sheet B

  1. 33¢
  2. 28¢
  3. 26¢
  4. 40¢
  5. 108¢
  6. 43¢
  7. 56¢
  8. 58¢
  9. 32¢
  10. 67¢
  11. 36¢
  12. 16¢
  13. 21¢
  14. 87¢
  15. 93¢
  16. 91¢
  17. 13¢
  18. 97¢
  19. 90¢
  20. 82¢

Sheet C

  1. 96¢
  2. 65¢
  3. 53¢
  4. 111¢
  5. 55¢
  6. 73¢
  7. 88¢
  8. 61¢
  9. 11¢
  10. 118¢
  11. 31¢
  12. 81¢
  13. 60¢
  14. 18¢
  15. 75¢
  16. 100¢
  17. 101¢
  18. 83¢
  19. 78¢
  20. 80¢
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Money: 20 problems a sheet, 3 versions that do not repeat each other where the numbers allow.

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Ideas for class

  • Have real or plastic coins on the desk for the first few problems, and put them away for the rest.
  • Teach the order: quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies. A sorted pile makes the counting steady.
  • Say each count aloud with a change of voice for each switch: twenty-five, fifty, seventy-five, eighty-five.

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Questions

Does the sheet show pictures of coins?

No. The coins are written in words, which keeps the sheet clear in black and white and asks students to use what they know about each coin's value. Use real coins beside the sheet.

Can I include dollar bills?

Yes, in the maker. Choose Money and then Count bills and coins, which adds one-dollar and five-dollar bills and gives the total in dollars and cents.

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What this worksheet covers

Each problem lists some quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies in words, with between one and three of each, and asks for the total in cents. Every problem has at least two kinds of coin, so students must switch from counting by 25s to counting by 10s, 5s and 1s. The totals run from a few cents up to about a dollar and a quarter.

Who it is for

First and second grade. Common Core 2.MD.C.8 asks students to solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies, using the dollar and cent symbols. Students should be able to count by 5s and 10s first.

Counting quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies · grades 1 and 2

A worked example

3 quarters, 1 dime, 2 pennies. Count the quarters: 25, 50, 75. Then the dime: 85. Then the pennies: 86, 87. The total is 87¢. Teach students always to start with the largest coin and count down in value.

Mistakes to watch for

  • Counting every coin as one cent, so 3 quarters becomes 3¢. Ask what one quarter is worth before starting.
  • Switching from 25s to 10s without adding the starting value, so 75 and 1 dime becomes 10. Count on from the last number.

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