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.

Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

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 birdhouse, Freya uses the wood for 22¢, the nails for 10¢ and the paint for 28¢. How much does it cost to make a birdhouse?

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2.To make a cupcake, Mei uses the flour for 7¢, the frosting for 18¢ and a paper case for 30¢. How much does it cost to make a cupcake?

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3.To make a bracelet, Luis uses some string for 26¢, the beads for 9¢ and a clasp for 25¢. How much does it cost to make a bracelet?

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4.To make a cupcake, Mei uses the flour for 28¢, the frosting for 27¢ and a paper case for 28¢. How much does it cost to make a cupcake?

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5.To make a birdhouse, Luis uses the wood for 23¢, the nails for 14¢ and the paint for 20¢. How much does it cost to make a birdhouse?

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6.To make a bracelet, Tomas uses some string for 30¢, the beads for 13¢ and a clasp for 24¢. How much does it cost to make a bracelet?

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Answer key — What Did It Cost to Make?

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

1.22 + 10 = 32; 32 + 28 = 60; 60¢
2.7 + 18 = 25; 25 + 30 = 55; 55¢
3.26 + 9 = 35; 35 + 25 = 60; 60¢
4.28 + 27 = 55; 55 + 28 = 83; 83¢
5.23 + 14 = 37; 37 + 20 = 57; 57¢
6.30 + 13 = 43; 43 + 24 = 67; 67¢

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