Week of Jan 27th: Real world Decimals

The cost of carpeting per square yard is $8.60. How much does it cost to carpet 9.7 square yards?

• $83.42

• $8.342

• $0.89

• $834.20

Rosie buys 2.24 pounds of sliced ham to make sandwiches. She uses 0.16 pound for a sandwich. How many sandwiches can Rosie make?

• 0.36 sandwich

• 3.6 sandwiches

• 1.4 sandwich

• 14 sandwiches

Oliver bought 7 bags of candy. Each bag costs $1.50. How much money did he have to pay?

• $7.50
• $8.50
• $10.50
• $105.00

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.5

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Tucker bought 2.78 pounds of melon and 2.27 pounds of cherries. How much fruit did he buy in all?

• .51
• 5.15
• .52
• 5.05

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

A bee colony produced 0.6 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.3 pounds of it. How much honey remains?

• .3
• .03
• 1.03
• 10.3

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

What is the first step when adding and subtracting decimals?

• Line up the numbers
• Line up the decimals
• Add or subtract like normal
• Add in placeholders

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Cathy bought 2 notebooks that were $2.25 each, and a box of markers that was $3.68. What is the total cost of her notebooks and markers?

• $5.93      
• $8.18      
• $9.61

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Jim earns $22.50, $14.75, and $8.50 on three different days.  How much did he earn in all? 

• $28.75
• $45.25
• $45.75
• 457.50

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Ms. Hvozdik ran 12.3 mile on Saturday.  Ms. Chaney ran 4.9 miles.  How much farther did Mrs. Hvozdik run than Ms. Chaney? 

• 7.4
• 17.2
• 8.6
• 8

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Jacob bought 5 bottles of orange juice at a market. Each bottle cost $2.43. How much did the orange juice cost all together?

• $7.43
• $10.05
• $12.15
• $20.05

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3