Practical Applications of Fractions and Area

This video tutorial covers the use of decimals in various shopping contexts. It includes practical problems such as calculating remaining money after spending, determining how many pizzas can be bought within a budget, estimating and calculating exact costs of show tickets, comparing costs of chicken and beef, dividing water into different containers, calculating the area of triangles, 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?

• 4 pizzas

• 5 pizzas

• 6 pizzas

• 7 pizzas

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

• $26

• $20

• $22

• $24

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

• $1.00

• $0.75

• $1.50

• $1.25

What is the exact cost of three pounds of chicken?

• $8.60

• $11.60

• $9.60

• $10.60

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

• $3.17

• $4.17

• $5.17

• $6.17

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

• 7.5 glasses

• 9.5 glasses

• 6.5 glasses

• 8.5 glasses

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

• 11 bottles

• 9 and 2/3 bottles

• 10 and 1/3 bottles

• 10 and 2/3 bottles

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

• 19.75 units squared

• 18.25 units squared

• 19.25 units squared

• 20.25 units squared

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

• 6

• 7

• 5

• 4