Make It with the Fewest Coins
Show each amount with the fewest coins. Use quarters first, then dimes, nickels and pennies.
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This is sheet #44724601.
How to do it
- Use as many quarters as you can.
- Then dimes, then nickels.
- Finish with pennies.
Teaching tip
Real coins make this one easy to check. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 2.MD.C.8.
About this worksheet
Show amounts under a dollar with the fewest coins possible.
What kids practice
Second graders count mixed coins up to a dollar, count dollar bills, and solve simple money story problems. Cents are written with ¢ after the number (45¢) and dollars with $ before the number ($5). Decimal money like $1.25 waits until later grades.
Watch for
- Counting every coin as 1, or counting in the order the coins are lying.
- Thinking a nickel is worth more than a dime because it is bigger.
- Mixing up the symbols, like writing $45 for 45¢.
It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full money guide for 2nd grade.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Coins and Bills ChartQuarters, dimes, nickels, pennies and $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills, with how to count them. 
2. Count Coins to a DollarMixed coins in no order, totaling less than a dollar.
3. Count Dollar BillsGroups of $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills up to $100.
5. Money Story ProblemsShort word problems with coins and dollars, adding and subtracting.