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?

• 25

• 19

• 20

• 21

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

• Liam and Emma combined

• Emma

• Liam

• They have the same amount

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

• 3

• 2

• 2.0

• 4

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

• $8.00

• $5.50

• $6.75

• $7.50

Samantha ran 3.6 miles, while her friend ran 3.8 miles. Who ran further?

• Neither of them ran far.

• Her friend ran further.

• Samantha ran further.

• They ran the same distance.

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

• Both prices round to $1.

• Both prices round to $0

• Pencil: $0, Eraser: $1

• Pencil: $1, Eraser: $1

A bottle of juice is priced at $2.45. If you buy 3 bottles, how much will it cost before tax?

• $8.90

• $7.35

• $6.75

• $5.50

Tom scored 89.5 on his math test, and Sarah scored 90.2. Who scored higher?

• Sarah

• Tom

• Both scored equally

• Neither scored higher

A bag of chips costs $1.99. If you round this price to the nearest tenth, what is the rounded price?

• $1.0

• $2.5

• $1.9

• $2.0

At a party, 4.5 pizzas were ordered. If each pizza is cut into 8 slices, how many slices are there in total?

• 32

• 28

• 40

• 36