Making change worksheets
8 making change problems (prices up to $5.00) · 1 page + answer key
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Eight shopping problems: an item's price tag, the bill a child pays with ($1, $5 or $10), and a blank for the change. Prices are in 5-cent steps up to $5, so the math stays friendly while children learn the counting-up method cashiers use.
Counting up: from $2.35, add a nickel to make $2.40, a dime to $2.50, two quarters to $3.00, then two dollars to $5.00. The coins and bills added are the change: $2.65. It's a life skill as much as a math one, and it previews decimal subtraction. For bigger prices and bills, set Amounts up to $20.
Tips for using it
- Count up from the price to the next ten cents, then the next dollar, then the amount paid.
- Play store at home with real coins and price tags.
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How do you make change?
Subtract the price from the amount paid, or count up from the price to the amount paid using coins and bills. Both give the same answer; counting up is how most cashiers do it.
What grade learns to make change?
Usually 2nd or 3rd grade, once children can count coins and bills and add and subtract within 100.