Virginia SOL Math / Grade 2 / Measurement & Geometry

2.MG.1

Money to $2.00

What you'll learn

  • Identify coins and one-dollar bills and their values
  • Count and compare money amounts up to $2.00
  • Use the cent and dollar symbols correctly

Words to know

Penny —
a coin worth 1 cent
Nickel —
a coin worth 5 cents
Dime —
a coin worth 10 cents
Quarter —
a coin worth 25 cents
Dollar ($) —
a bill worth 100 cents

Why it matters Counting money helps us buy things, check our change, and know if we have enough to pay.

Worked examples

Model ItI do

Count the value of 2 quarters, 1 dime, and 1 nickel.

Start with the largest coins: 25 + 25 = 50 cents. Then add the dime, 50 + 10 = 60, and the nickel, 60 + 5 = 65. The total is 65 cents.

Try It TogetherWe do

Which is worth more: 3 dimes or 5 nickels?

Find each total. Three dimes are 10 + 10 + 10 = 30 cents. Five nickels are 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25 cents. So 3 dimes are worth more.

Now YouYou do

Count the value of 4 quarters.

Add the quarters one at a time. Check your answer in the back of this chapter.

Practice

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Warm-up

Ease in with the basics.

  1. 1.How many cents is a dime worth?

  2. 2.How many cents is a nickel worth?

  3. 3.Count: 2 dimes. What is the total?

On Level

The core Quick Check from the book.

  1. 1.How many cents is a quarter worth?

  2. 2.Count: 1 dime and 2 nickels. What is the total?

  3. 3.How many pennies make a nickel?

  4. 4.Write >, <, or = : 2 dimes ___ 4 nickels

  5. 5.How much is 1 dollar and 1 quarter together?

Challenge

Stretch your thinking.

  1. 1.Count: 3 quarters and 1 dime. What is the total?

  2. 2.How much is 1 dollar, 2 quarters, and 1 nickel together?

  3. 3.Write >, <, or = : 6 nickels ___ 3 dimes