Practical Applications of Math Concepts

This lesson covers using decimals in shopping contexts, including calculating remaining money after spending, determining how many pizzas can be bought with a budget, estimating and calculating ticket costs, comparing costs of chicken and beef, dividing water into different containers, calculating the area of triangles using a grid, and finding quotients of fractions.

After spending at the snack bar and arcade, how much money does Mai have left?

• $4.90

• $5.90

• $6.90

• $7.90

How many large cheese pizzas can Diego buy with $40?

• 6 pizzas

• 5 pizzas

• 7 pizzas

• 4 pizzas

What is the estimated total cost for two adult and three student tickets?

• $20

• $22

• $24

• $26

If the family pays $25 for the tickets, how much change should they receive?

• $1.50

• $1.25

• $1.00

• $0.75

What is the exact cost of three pounds of chicken?

• $11.60

• $10.60

• $9.60

• $8.60

How much more does three pounds of beef cost than three pounds of chicken?

• $5.17

• $3.17

• $6.17

• $4.17

How many one-fifth liter glasses can be filled with a 1.5-liter bottle of water?

• 6.5 glasses

• 7.5 glasses

• 8.5 glasses

• 9.5 glasses

How many 1.5-liter bottles are needed to fill a 16-liter jug?

• 11 and 2/3 bottles

• 12 and 2/3 bottles

• 10 and 2/3 bottles

• 9 and 2/3 bottles

What is the area of a triangle with a base of 5.5 units and a height of 7 units?

• 18.25 units squared

• 19.25 units squared

• 19.75 units squared

• 20.25 units squared

What is the result of dividing 5/6 by 1/6?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 3