Decimal Addition: Rounding and Multi-Step Challenges

A store sells a shirt for $19.99 and a pair of pants for $34.50. Round the prices to the nearest dollar and find the total cost of both items.

• 50

• 45

• 55

• 60

Emily bought 3.5 pounds of apples for $2.99 per pound and 2.75 pounds of bananas for $1.49 per pound. Round the costs to the nearest cent and calculate her total expense.

• $14.54

• $10.99

• $16.20

• $12.75

A recipe requires 1.25 cups of sugar and 0.75 cups of flour. If you want to double the recipe, how many cups of each ingredient will you need? Round your answer to the nearest tenth before adding.

• Sugar: 2.5 cups, Flour: 1.5 cups

• 2.0 cups of sugar, 1.0 cup of flour

• 1.5 cups of sugar, 0.5 cups of flour

• 3.0 cups of sugar, 2.0 cups of flour

Tom ran 3.6 miles on Monday and 4.2 miles on Tuesday. Round the distances to the nearest whole number and find the total distance he ran over the two days.

• 6 miles

• 7 miles

• 9 miles

• 8 miles

A book costs $12.49 and a magazine costs $5.99. If you buy both, round the prices to the nearest dollar and calculate the total amount spent.

• 20

• 15

• 18

• 22

Sarah has $45.75 in her savings account. She deposits $12.30 and withdraws $8.50. Round the amounts to the nearest cent and find her new balance.

• $49.55

• $50.25

• $47.55

• $44.95

A car travels 15.6 miles on Monday and 22.4 miles on Tuesday. Round the distances to the nearest whole number and find the total distance traveled over the two days.

• 25

• 38

• 30

• 40

A pizza costs $14.99 and a drink costs $2.50. If you buy both, round the prices to the nearest dollar and calculate the total cost including a $3 tip.

• $25

• $18

• $20

• 21

Liam bought 2.5 pounds of chicken for $5.99 per pound and 1.75 pounds of beef for $7.49 per pound. Round the costs to the nearest cent and find the total he spent on meat.

• $22.90

• $25.75

• $30.50

• $28.10

A concert ticket costs $45.75 and a parking pass costs $10.25. If you buy both, round the prices to the nearest dollar and calculate the total amount spent.

• 56

• 55

• 50

• 60