Topic 1-1 Add, Subtract, & Multiply Decimals

In an election, candidate A received 0.443 of the vote, and candidate B received 0.531 of the vote. How much greater was candidate B’s part of the total vote? (5 points)

Find 8.1 + 2.53 (2 points)

Find 2.4 × 0.87 (3 points)

An office supply company ordered 24 cartons of specialty paper. The regular price for a carton of specialty paper is $6.88. The company received a discount of $1.75 off each carton. Which expression gives a reasonable estimate for how much money the company will pay for the paper? (5 points)

• $5 x 25

• $6 x 25

• $7 x 20

• $9 x 30

At the Burger Shack, Jimmy orders two burgers at $8.95 each, a side of fries for $3.50, and a coke for $1.49. He is charged $1.60 for tax. How much change will he receive if he pays with $25.00 in cash? (5 points)

28.6 x 2.4 = _________ (3 points)

The average mail carrier walks 5.3 kilometers in a workday. How far do most mail carriers walk in a 6-day week? (5 points)

Oscar is building a fence and purchases three boards that each measure

2.91 meters long. How many meters of fence board did Oscar purchase? (5 points)

Which of the students below correctly solved their math problem? (3 points)

• Gayle only

• Ian Only

• Both Gayle and Ian

• Neither Gayle or Ian

Ms. Sloan asked her students to multiply 15.4 by 7.2. In the solution, how

many digits will be behind the decimal? (2 points)

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3