Counting Coins and Money Worksheets and Printouts - Free Printable

Let’s solve each problem step by step. We need to:

1. Add up the cost of all items in the “Buy” column.
2. Add up the value of coins in the “Pay” column.
3. Subtract the total cost from the amount paid → that’s the payback (change).

Remember:
- 1 dime = 10¢
- 1 nickel = 5¢

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Problem 1:

Buy: $6 + $7 + $4 = $17
But wait — look at the prices: they are written with a “¢” symbol? Actually, looking closely, the numbers under the items say “$6”, “$7”, “$4” — but then the payback is asked in “¢”. That doesn’t match.

Wait — let me check again.

Actually, looking at the image carefully:

Under each item, it says like “¢6”, “¢7”, “¢4” — so those are cents, not dollars! The “$” might be a typo or misprint — because if you buy a hamburger for $6 and fries for $7, that’s already $13, and paying with 2 dimes (20¢) makes no sense.

Also, the payback column has “¢” symbol.

So I think the prices are in cents, even though some have “$” — probably a formatting error. Let’s assume all prices are in cents.

So:

Problem 1:

Buy: 6¢ + 7¢ + 4¢ = 17¢
Pay: 2 dimes = 2 × 10¢ = 20¢
Payback: 20¢ - 17¢ = 3¢

✔ Correct.

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Problem 2:

Buy: 5¢ + 4¢ + 7¢ = 16¢
Pay: 1 dime + 2 nickels = 10¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ = 20¢
Payback: 20¢ - 16¢ = 4¢

✔ Correct.

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Problem 3:

Buy: 2¢ + 4¢ + 11¢ = 17¢
Pay: 2 dimes = 20¢
Payback: 20¢ - 17¢ = 3¢

✔ Correct.

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Problem 4:

Buy: 4¢ + 4¢ + 3¢ = 11¢
Pay: 1 dime + 1 nickel = 10¢ + 5¢ = 15¢
Payback: 15¢ - 11¢ = 4¢

✔ Correct.

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Problem 5:

Buy: 4¢ + 9¢ + 6¢ = 19¢
Pay: 1 dime + 2 nickels = 10¢ + 5¢ + 5¢ = 20¢
Payback: 20¢ - 19¢ = 1¢

✔ Correct.

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Final Answer:
1. 3¢
2. 4¢
3. 3¢
4. 4¢
5. 1¢