Estimating Decimal Costs and Differences in Daily Life

A store sells apples for $1.25 each and oranges for $0.75 each. If you buy 3 apples and 2 oranges, estimate how much money you will spend in total.

• 5.25

• $3.75

• $4.50

• $6.00

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Liam has $5.50 and wants to buy a toy that costs $3.75. Estimate how much money he will have left after buying the toy.

• $3.00

• $4.00

• $1.75

• $2.50

A book costs $12.99 and a magazine costs $4.50. Estimate the total cost if you buy both items.

• $15

• $20

• $18

• $10

Emma ran 2.3 miles on Monday and 1.8 miles on Tuesday. Estimate the total distance she ran over the two days.

• 5 miles

• 2 miles

• 4 miles

• 3 miles

A pizza costs $8.25 and a drink costs $1.50. Estimate the difference in cost between buying 2 pizzas and 3 drinks.

• $12.00

• $10.50

• $15.75

• $9.00

A pencil costs $0.85 and an eraser costs $0.45. Estimate how much more the pencil costs than the eraser.

• $0.50

• $0.30

• $0.25

• $0.40

At a bakery, a cupcake costs $2.25 and a cookie costs $1.50. Estimate the total cost if you buy 4 cupcakes and 2 cookies.

• $10.50

• $12.00

• $8.75

• $15.00

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

A video game costs $29.99 and a headset costs $19.99. Estimate the total cost of both items.

• $50

• $40

• $60

• $25

A bottle of juice costs $2.50 and a snack costs $1.75. Estimate how much you would spend if you buy 3 bottles of juice and 2 snacks.

• $11.00

• $9.25

• $10.50

• $12.75

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

A toy car costs $7.50 and a toy truck costs $9.25. Estimate the difference in price between the toy truck and the toy car.

• $5.00

• $3.75

• $2.50

• $1