Counting Dollar Bills and Coins to $5

About this worksheet

Each of the six problems shows a row of $1 bills followed by a few coins: three bills with two dimes and two pennies make $3.22, four bills with a quarter, two dimes, a nickel and a penny make $4.51, one bill with a quarter, a dime and a penny makes $1.36. The instruction gives the format, like $3.45, so the child sees where the decimal point goes. Page 2 lists the six totals. Second graders need about ten minutes. Because every bill is a single dollar, the bills simply count up by ones, and all the work is in the coins, which is the right first step before $5 and $10 bills.

Tips for using it

• Have your child write the number of bills as the dollars first, then count the coins for the cents.
• Compare problems 2 and 6, which both have four bills, and find which has more cents.
• Ask which wallet is closest to $5 and how far short it is.
• Use play bills and real coins to build problem 4 on the table.

Printing tips

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