Rounding and Comparing Decimals in Everyday Life

A store sells a shirt for $19.99. If you round the price to the nearest dollar, what is the rounded price?

• 19

• 20

• 25

• 21

Liam has $15.75, and Emma has $15.50. Who has more money, and by how much?

• Emma has more money by $0.50

• Liam has more money by $0.25

• Emma has more money by $0.25

• Liam has more money by $1.00

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you round this to the nearest whole number, how many cups do you need?

• 4

• 2

• 2.0

• 3

A book costs $12.49, and a magazine costs $4.99. How much more does the book cost than the magazine?

• $8.00

• $6.75

• $5.50

• $7.50

Samantha ran 3.6 miles, and her friend ran 3.8 miles. Who ran further, and by how much?

• Samantha ran further by 0.2 miles.

• Her friend ran further by 0.4 miles.

• Both ran the same distance.

• Her friend ran further by 0.2 miles.

A pencil costs $0.75, and an eraser costs $0.85. If you round the prices to the nearest ten cents, what are the rounded prices?

• Pencil: $0.90, Eraser: $0.95

• Pencil: $0.75, Eraser: $0.85

• Pencil: $0.80, Eraser: $0.90

• Pencil: $0.70, Eraser: $0.80

A movie ticket costs $9.99. If you buy 3 tickets, what is the total cost rounded to the nearest dollar?

• 25

• 30

• 40

• 35

Tom has $20.50, and Jerry has $19.75. How much more does Tom have than Jerry?

• $2.00

• $1.25

• $0.75

• $0.50

A bottle of juice costs $2.45. If you buy 4 bottles, what is the total cost rounded to the nearest dollar?

• 10

• $12

• $8

• $15

A plant grows 1.2 inches in the first week and 1.5 inches in the second week. How much did it grow in total, and which week had more growth?

• Total growth: 2.0 inches; Week 2 had less growth.

• Total growth: 2.7 inches; Week 2 had more growth.

• Total growth: 2.5 inches; Both weeks had equal growth.

• Total growth: 3.0 inches; Week 1 had more growth.