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Count Pennies, Nickels and Dimes is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on totaling a handful with no quarters, largest coins first, aligned to Common Core standard 2.MD.C.8. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Count Pennies, Nickels and Dimes

2.MD.C.8

NameDate

How much altogether? Write it with ¢.

1.1 × dime 3 × nickel 3 × penny
How much altogether?
2.2 × dime 4 × nickel 2 × penny
How much altogether?
3.3 × dime 2 × nickel 4 × penny
How much altogether?
4.3 × dime 1 × nickel 4 × penny
How much altogether?
5.4 × dime 4 × nickel 3 × penny
How much altogether?
6.3 × dime 2 × nickel 1 × penny
How much altogether?
7.2 × dime 2 × nickel 2 × penny
How much altogether?
8.3 × dime 4 × nickel 1 × penny
How much altogether?

LessonPrint · 2.MD.C.8 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Count Pennies, Nickels and Dimes

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.28¢
  2. 2.42¢
  3. 3.44¢
  4. 4.39¢
  5. 5.63¢
  6. 6.41¢
  7. 7.32¢
  8. 8.51¢

Questions about Count Pennies, Nickels and Dimes

What does the Count Pennies, Nickels and Dimes worksheet cover?

It practices totaling a handful with no quarters, largest coins first — 8 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core 2.MD.C.8: Count money and solve money problems. The instruction to students is “How much altogether? Write it with ¢”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Count Pennies, Nickels and Dimes practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.C.8 — 2.MD.C.8, under Measurement & Data for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Count Pennies, Nickels and Dimes is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on 2.MD.C.8, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Count Pennies, Nickels and Dimes come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Count Pennies, Nickels and Dimes can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Count Pennies, Nickels and Dimes free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Count Pennies, Nickels and Dimes, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2.MD.C.8 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.