Estimating Decimal Costs and Quantities in Everyday Life

A store sells apples for $2.49 each. If you want to buy 5 apples, estimate the total cost.

• $8.75

• $10.00

• $12.50

• $15.00

You have $15.75 and you want to buy a book that costs $9.99. Estimate how much money you will have left after the purchase.

• $4.76

• $5.76

• $7.99

• $6.75

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches, estimate how many cups of flour you will need in total.

• 10 cups

• 5 cups

• 3.5 cups

• 7.5 cups

A car travels 45.6 miles on 1.2 gallons of gas. Estimate how many miles it can travel on 5 gallons of gas.

• 75 miles

• 150 miles

• 220 miles

• 190 miles

You bought 3.75 yards of fabric for $12.00. Estimate the cost per yard of the fabric.

• $5.00

• $3.20

• $4.00

• $2.50

A pizza costs $8.99 and you want to buy 4 pizzas for a party. Estimate the total cost of the pizzas.

• $28.00

• $32.00

• $40.00

• $36.00

You have 20.5 liters of juice and you want to divide it equally among 4 friends. Estimate how much juice each friend will get.

• 5.0 liters

• 5.125 liters

• 6.0 liters

• 4.5 liters

A video game costs $59.99. If you have $100, estimate how much money you will have left after buying the game.

• $30.00

• $45.00

• $50.99

• $40.01

You read 3.2 books each month. Estimate how many books you will read in a year.

• 24

• 38.4

• 48

• 36

A box of chocolates costs $4.50. If you buy 3 boxes, estimate the total cost of the chocolates.

• $12.00

• $10.50

• $15.00

• $13.50