3rd Grade Do You Have Enough Money Worksheet: 3 Word Problems

Can Paul buy his novel? This 3rd grade do you have enough money worksheet asks that question three times. Each story gives a price and a set of bills and coins, such as dimes, quarters and nickels. Your child counts the money, writes the total in dollars and cents, compares it with the price and answers yes or no. Page two is the answer key, and it shows every step: the value of each group of coins, the total, and the comparison. So these money word problems train counting and reasoning at the same time.

The three answers, checked one by one

We checked every answer on the key. In problem 1, Paul has $10.55, which is more than $10.00, so he can buy the novel. In problem 2, Mrs. Denmark has $1.00 in dimes, $1.00 in quarters and $0.10 in nickels, which makes $2.10, less than $4.02. In problem 3, you have $18.50, which is less than $20.09.

We fixed the printed key before we shared it. The original version counted a nickel as $0.50 instead of $0.05, so problem 2 showed a total of $3. The answer was still "not enough", but the total was wrong. Now every amount uses two decimal places, like $0.30 and $18.50.

At the table: count, add, compare

First, ask your child to sort the money: bills, then quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. Next, they find the value of each group, for example 4 quarters = $1.00. Then they add the groups and write the total with a dollar sign and two digits for the cents. Finally, they compare the total with the price, and they say "enough" or "not enough".

A word on the level. Coins and dollars and cents are usually taught in grade 2. However, the decimal point is new for many third graders, so you can also count in cents: 10 dimes are 100 cents, which is one dollar. Problem 3 also goes past the $10 in the title, because the folding table costs $20.09.

After the page: play store at home

Put prices on a few toys, and give your child a small purse of real or paper coins and bills. They pick a toy, count their money and say if it is enough. When it is not enough, ask how much more they need: in problem 2, for instance, Mrs. Denmark needs $1.92 more. After that, swap roles, because your child sets the prices and you pay.