Grade 2 Math Practice Test: Counting Coins and Dollar Bills
- Counting Coins and Dollar Bills
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Remember: penny 1¢, nickel 5¢, dime 10¢, quarter 25¢, and 100¢ make one dollar. Count the coins with the biggest value first.
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Question 1
Nora has 2 quarters, 1 dime and 3 pennies. How much money does she have?
Correct answer: B
Count from the biggest coin: 25¢, 50¢, then the dime makes 60¢, then 61¢, 62¢, 63¢. The answer 6¢ counts coins, not cents.
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Question 2
Which coin is worth 10 cents?
Correct answer: C
A dime is worth 10¢. A nickel is bigger in size but is worth only 5¢.
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Question 3
Eli has 3 dimes and 4 nickels. How much money does he have?
Correct answer: D
3 dimes = 30¢ and 4 nickels = 20¢. 30¢ + 20¢ = 50¢.
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Question 4
Which group of coins is worth exactly 75¢?
Correct answer: B
3 quarters = 25¢ + 25¢ + 25¢ = 75¢. Seven dimes make only 70¢, and 2 quarters and 2 dimes also make 70¢.
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Question 5
Ty has one $5 bill and three $1 bills. How much money does Ty have?
Correct answer: D
$5 + $1 + $1 + $1 = $8. The answer $4 counts the bills, not their values.
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Question 6
A pencil costs 35¢. Kim pays with 2 quarters. How much change should Kim get?
Correct answer: A
2 quarters are 50¢. 50¢ − 35¢ = 15¢ in change.
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Question 7
Ana has 1 quarter, 2 dimes and 1 nickel. How much more money does she need to have 1 dollar?
Correct answer: C
Ana has 25¢ + 20¢ + 5¢ = 50¢. One dollar is 100¢, and 100¢ − 50¢ = 50¢.
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Question 8
Which is worth the most money?
Correct answer: A
1 quarter is 25¢. 4 nickels and 2 dimes are each 20¢, and 19 pennies are 19¢. More coins does not always mean more money.
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Question 9
Sam has a $10 bill and a $5 bill. He buys a book for $12. How much money does Sam have left?
Correct answer: A
Sam has $10 + $5 = $15. Then $15 − $12 = $3 left.
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Question 10
How many dimes make one dollar?
Correct answer: B
A dollar is 100¢ and each dime is 10¢. Ten tens make 100, so 10 dimes make $1. It takes 4 quarters, not 4 dimes.
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