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Back to School Money Word Problem Worksheet Generator
Make back-to-school money word problem worksheets in seconds. Students shop for school supplies and solve real-world money math — two-item totals, making change, sale prices and savings, and a buy-some-get-some-free special — with a built-in answer key. Choose the difficulty level and how many questions. Included with your full Money Instructor membership.
Make a Worksheet
Build your back-to-school worksheet
How It Works
Make a worksheet in four steps
- Pick the level. Basic (adding & making change) or all eight problem types (adds multiplying & sales), then set the number of questions.
- Generate. Press Generate worksheet — the tool writes a fresh set of back-to-school money word problems with a line to answer on.
- Students solve. They read each problem, convert cents to dollars where needed, and work out the answer.
- Print or grade. Keep Include answer key on to print the answers, or press ↻ New version for a fresh set.
In the Classroom
Six ways to use it
Money word problems
Real-world school-supply scenarios — the context that makes money math click for younger students.
Adding & making change
Total two purchases, then figure the change from the amount paid.
Multiplying money
Buy several of the same item at a per-item price — repeated addition and multiplication.
Sale prices & savings
Compare a regular price to a sale price and find how much is saved.
Cents and dollars
Prices given in cents push students to convert — 100 cents make a dollar.
Back-to-school season
A timely, on-theme worksheet for the start of the school year — a new set every time.
What It Teaches
Money skills students build
Back-to-school word problems put money math in a context students know — shopping for supplies, paying, and getting change. They practice adding and subtracting money, multiplying a price by a quantity, and comparing regular and sale prices, all while converting between cents and dollars. Pair this with the bakery money word problems and money math (add, subtract, multiply) generators for more practice.
- Solve money word problems in a real shopping context
- Add and subtract money, and make change from the amount paid
- Multiply a price by a quantity to total several items
- Compare a regular price to a sale price and find the savings
- Convert between cents and dollars (100 cents make a dollar)
Common Questions
Back to School Money Worksheet FAQ
Do I need a membership to use this generator?
Yes — the generator is a full Money Instructor membership feature (the paid plan, not a free account). Full members can make and print unlimited worksheets with answer keys. The page itself is free to read.
What kind of problems does it make?
Back-to-school money word problems: two-item totals, making change, sale prices and savings, an items-sold count, and a buy-some-get-some-free special — all set at a school-supply store. Each set is randomly generated.
Can I control the difficulty?
Yes. Choose Basic (adding and making change only) or all problem types (which adds multiplying and sale-price questions), plus how many questions to include.
Why are some prices given in cents?
Prices like “75 cents” push students to convert between cents and dollars (100 cents make a dollar) — a key money skill. Totals and change are shown in dollars and cents.
Are the answers exact?
Yes. Every amount is computed to the exact cent, so the answer key always matches — no rounding surprises.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. Keep Include answer key on and the tool prints the answer to every problem. Set Number of worksheets up to 5 for different versions.
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