Rounding Decimals: Cynthia's Multi-Step Challenges

Cynthia Smith bought 3.5 meters of ribbon. She used 1.2 meters for a project and wants to round the remaining length to the nearest tenth. How much ribbon does she have left after rounding?

• 2.0 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 2.3 meters

• 1.5 meters

Cynthia Smith has $45.75. She spends $12.50 on a book and then rounds her remaining money to the nearest dollar. How much money does she have left after rounding?

• 50

• 33

• 40

• 25

Cynthia Smith baked 2.4 kilograms of cookies. She gave 0.9 kilograms to her friend and then rounded the remaining cookies to the nearest tenth. How many kilograms of cookies does she have left after rounding?

• 1.5 kilograms

• 1.2 kilograms

• 0.8 kilograms

• 2.0 kilograms

Cynthia Smith is saving money. She has $56.80 and saves an additional $23.45. After rounding her total savings to the nearest dollar, how much does she have?

• 75

• 90

• 80

• 70

Cynthia Smith bought 4.6 liters of paint. She used 2.3 liters for one room and 1.2 liters for another. How much paint does she have left after rounding to the nearest tenth?

• 1.1

• 2.0

• 0.8

• 1.5

Cynthia Smith's garden has 5.75 square meters of flowers. If she plants 2.3 square meters more and rounds the total area to the nearest whole number, what is the new area of her garden?

• 6

• 8

• 9

• 7.5

Cynthia Smith read 1.5 hours on Monday and 2.25 hours on Tuesday. If she rounds the total time she spent reading to the nearest hour, how many hours did she read?

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 5 hours

• 4 hours

Cynthia Smith bought 3.8 kilograms of apples. She used 1.5 kilograms for a pie and rounded the remaining apples to the nearest tenth. How many kilograms of apples does she have left?

• 1.8 kilograms

• 3.0 kilograms

• 2.0 kilograms

• 2.3 kilograms

Cynthia Smith's class collected 12.5 liters of water for a project. If they used 4.75 liters and rounded the remaining water to the nearest whole number, how much water is left?

• 8

• 10

• 6

• 5

Cynthia Smith has a collection of 7.2 meters of string. She uses 3.6 meters for a craft and then rounds the remaining string to the nearest tenth. How much string does she have left after rounding?

• 5.6 meters

• 4.0 meters

• 2.5 meters

• 3.6 meters