Estimating Costs and Quantities in Real Life

A store sells a shirt for $24.99. If a customer buys 3 shirts, approximately how much will they spend?

• $59.99

• $74.97

• $84.96

• $49.97

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 4 batches, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 12 cups

• 10 cups

• 5 cups

• 7.5 cups

A car travels 15.6 miles per gallon of gas. If the car has a 12-gallon tank, how far can it travel on a full tank?

• 200 miles

• 120 miles

• 187.2 miles

• 150 miles

A book costs $12.75. If a student buys 5 books, what is the estimated total cost?

• $63.75

• $50.00

• $45.25

• $75.00

A gardener plants 0.75 acres of flowers. If he wants to plant 4 times that amount, how many acres will he plant?

• 5 acres

• 2 acres

• 3 acres

• 1.5 acres

A pizza costs $8.50. If a group of friends orders 6 pizzas, what is the estimated total cost?

• $45.00

• $60.00

• $51.00

• $40.50

A bottle of juice is 1.25 liters. If you buy 3 bottles, how many liters of juice do you have in total?

• 3.75 liters

• 5 liters

• 2.5 liters

• 4 liters

A runner completes a 5.2-mile race. If he runs at a pace of 0.4 miles per minute, how long does it take him to finish the race?

• 12 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 13 minutes

• 15 minutes

A pack of markers costs $3.75. If a teacher buys 8 packs, what is the estimated total cost?

• $30.00

• $35.00

• $27.50

• $24.00

A recipe requires 0.6 cups of sugar. If you want to make 3 times the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need?

• 0.6 cups

• 1.2 cups

• 1.8 cups

• 2.4 cups