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What Did It Cost to Make? is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on adding the costs of the parts that make one thing, aligned to Common Core standard 2.MD.C.8. It prints 6 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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What Did It Cost to Make?

2.MD.C.8

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Read carefully, then work out the answer.

1.To make a cupcake, Zara uses the flour for 24¢, the frosting for 23¢ and a paper case for 9¢. How much does it cost to make a cupcake?
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2.To make a cup of lemonade, Tomas uses a lemon for 5¢, some sugar for 26¢ and a paper cup for 21¢. How much does it cost to make a cup of lemonade?
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3.To make a cup of lemonade, Kofi uses a lemon for 30¢, some sugar for 22¢ and a paper cup for 17¢. How much does it cost to make a cup of lemonade?
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4.To make a birdhouse, Mei uses the wood for 15¢, the nails for 9¢ and the paint for 23¢. How much does it cost to make a birdhouse?
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5.To make a cupcake, Omar uses the flour for 30¢, the frosting for 29¢ and a paper case for 5¢. How much does it cost to make a cupcake?
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6.To make a cupcake, Elsie uses the flour for 26¢, the frosting for 21¢ and a paper case for 16¢. How much does it cost to make a cupcake?
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Answer key — What Did It Cost to Make?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.24 + 23 = 47; 47 + 9 = 56; 56¢
  2. 2.5 + 26 = 31; 31 + 21 = 52; 52¢
  3. 3.30 + 22 = 52; 52 + 17 = 69; 69¢
  4. 4.15 + 9 = 24; 24 + 23 = 47; 47¢
  5. 5.30 + 29 = 59; 59 + 5 = 64; 64¢
  6. 6.26 + 21 = 47; 47 + 16 = 63; 63¢

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