Smart Spending: Compare Prices & Money Skills for 2nd Graders

Lily has $5. She wants to buy a toy that costs $3. How much money will she have left after buying the toy?

• $3

• $0

• $1

• $2

Tom has $10. He sees a book for $7 and a game for $9. Which item can he buy and how much money will he have left?

• Tom can buy the game and will have $1 left.

• Tom can buy the book and will have $3 left.

• Tom cannot buy any item and will have $10 left.

• Tom can buy both items and will have $0 left.

A candy bar costs $2 and a bag of chips costs $3. If you buy both, how much money do you spend in total?

• $7

• $6

• $4

• $5

Sarah has $8. She wants to buy a doll for $6. How much money will she have after her purchase?

• $0

• $2

• $4

• $6

Jake has $4. He wants to buy a drink for $2 and a snack for $1. How much money will he have left after buying both?

• $3

• 1

• $0

• $2

Emma sees two dresses. One costs $15 and the other costs $12. How much more expensive is the first dress than the second?

• $3

• $2

• $10

• $5

A pencil costs $1 and an eraser costs $2. If you buy 3 pencils, how much money do you spend?

• $5

• $3

• $4

• $2

Mark has $20. He buys a video game for $15. How much money does he have left?

• $5

• $0

• $10

• $15

A sandwich costs $5 and a drink costs $2. If you buy both, how much do you spend?

• $10

• $8

• $6

• $7

Sophie has $10. She wants to buy a toy for $8 and a book for $4. Can she buy both? If not, how much more money does she need?

• No, she needs $2 more.

• Yes, she can buy both.

• No, she needs $5 more.

• Yes, she can buy the toy but not the book.