What this lesson shows
Whitney has 93¢. She gives away 30¢, then 25¢. 93 − 30 − 25 = 38¢ left.
The worked example
The lesson works this one step by step: 93¢, gives 30¢ then 25¢. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.
The steps
- Start with the cents there are
- Take away the first amount
- Take away the second amount
- Write the answer with ¢
Helping at home
Read the story and find how many cents there are at the start. Take away the first amount, then the second, one equation each. Write the answer with ¢.
If your kid gets stuck
Take away one amount at a time.
Watch it with Lux
With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.
Standards
- Common Core 2.MD.C.8
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?
Matches a standard in all 50 states and DCSee each state's code
- Alabama MA19.2.24b, MA19.2.24c
- Alaska 1.MD.5, 2.MD.8
- Arizona 2.MD.C.8, 3.MD.A.1b
- Arkansas 2.GM.12
- California 2.MD.C.8
- Colorado 2.MD.C.8
- Connecticut 2.MD.C.8
- Delaware 2.MD.C.8
- District of Columbia 2.MD.C.8
- Florida MA.2.M.2.2
- Georgia 2.MDR.6.2
- Hawaii 2.MD.C.8
- Idaho 2.MD.C.8
- Illinois 2.MD.C.8
- Indiana 3.M.4, 2.M.6
- Iowa 2.MD.C.8
- Kansas 2.MD.8, 2.MD.9
- Kentucky KY.2.MD.8
- Louisiana 2.MD.C.8, 3.MD.E.9
- Maine 2.MD.C.8
- Maryland 2.GR.C.9
- Massachusetts 2.MD.C.8
- Michigan 2.MD.C.8
- Minnesota 2.3.3.2
- Mississippi 2.MD.8a
- Missouri 2.GM.D.12, 2.GM.D.13
- Montana MT.2.MD.8
- Nebraska 2.G.5.a
- Nevada 2.MD.C.8
- New Hampshire 2.MD.C.8
- New Jersey 2.M.C.8
- New Mexico 2.MD.C.8
- New York NY-2.MD.8.a, NY-2.MD.8.b
- North Carolina NC.2.MD.8.a, NC.2.MD.8.b
- North Dakota 2.GM.M.4, 3.GM.M.5
- Ohio 2.MD.8.b, 2.MD.8.c, 3.MD.1.b
- Oklahoma 2.N.4.1, 2.N.4.2, 3.N.4.1, 3.N.4.2, 4.N.4.1
- Oregon 2.GM.D.11
- Pennsylvania CC.2.4.2.A.3, CC.2.4.3.A.3
- Rhode Island 2.MD.C.8
- South Carolina 3.MGSR.2.1, 2.MGSR.1.3
- South Dakota 2.MD.C.8.a, 2.MD.C.8.b
- Tennessee 2.MD.C.8, 3.MD.A.1.b
- Texas 111.4.b.5.A, 111.4.b.5.B, 111.5.b.4.C
- Utah 2.MD.8
- Vermont 2.MD.C.8
- Virginia 2.NS.4a, 2.NS.4b, 2.NS.4c, 2.NS.4d, 3.NS.4a, 3.NS.4b, 3.NS.4c, 3.NS.4d
- Washington 2.MD.C.8
- West Virginia M.2.22
- Wisconsin M.2.MD.C.8
- Wyoming 2.MD.8