3.4 Day 1

3.4 Day 1

Students will solve problems involving fractions and decimals.

Multiply Decimals to solve real-world problems.

At a supermarket, a pound of almonds costs $3.90. If Jen wants to buy 4.5 pounds of almonds, how much will she have to pay?

Divide decimals to solve real-world problems.

A caterer sliced 6.5 ounces of cheese into pieces that weighed 0.5 ounce each. How many pieces of cheese did the caterer slice?

Divide a whole number by a fraction to solve two-step problems.

Chris works at a bakery. He bakes 14 loaves of banana brad. He sells 8 whole loaves to customers. Then he cuts the remaining loaves into slices so he can sell the slices to customers. If each slice is

 $\frac{1}{7}$  of a loaf, how many slices can Chris sell?

Divide a whole number by a fraction to solve multi-step problems.

A school buys 96 packages of highlighters. 3/8 of the packages go to the English department, and the rest go to the math department. The math department gives 2/3of each package to each math teacher. How many math teachers will receive highlighters?