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Mike’s teacher asked him to write 987.654 in expanded notation. Mike wrote 900 + 80 + 7 + .6 + .50 + .400. Is this correct? If not, what should it be?
900 + 80 + 7 + .6 + .05 + .004
A recipe for a cake requires 1.25 cups of milk, 0.40 cups of oil, and 0.75 cups of water. How much liquid is in the mixing bowl?
2.40 cups of liquid
If 3 people want to share a 50-feet of ribbon equally, how many feet of ribbon should each person get?
50/3 or 16 2/3 feet of ribbon
Victor runs 1/2 of a mile each day. Steve runs 3/4 of the distance that Victor runs. How long does Steve run?
3/8 mile
Tom purchased a 40 lb. bag of dog food. Knowing that there are 16 oz in a pound, how many 5 oz scoops are in the bag?
128 scoops
What is the expanded form for 602.049?
600 + 2 + 0.04 + 0.009
Richard walked 15.74 miles and James walked 12.98 miles. How many more miles did Richard walk than James?
2.76 more miles
There are 7 packages of crackers on the counter. If Nina divides them equally between herself and 3 friends, how many packages does each person get?
7/4 or 1 3/4 packages
Paige has 1 ½ feet of rope for a project. She only needs 2/3 of it. How much rope does she need?
1 foot
There are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in a minute. Based on these relationships:
How many seconds are in 2 and a half minutes?
150 seconds
Order from smallest to largest?
a. 45.53
b. 47.92
c. 47.8
d. 48.04
A, C, B, D
A gumball costs $0.22. How much do 5 gumballs cost?
$1.10
After basketball practice, 8 players equally shared 3 large bottles of water. What fraction of a bottle did each player get?
3/8 bottle of water
Sonya is multiplying 2/3 and 3/2. She tells Susan that her product will be greater than 2/3. Is Sonya correct? Why or why not?
Yes, because 3/2 is greater than 1.
The length of a shoe is 25 centimeters. How long is the shoe in meters? (Note: 1 meter = 100 centimeters)
.25 meter
Order from largest to smallest.
a. 47.84
b. 47.88
c. 48.44
d. 47.52
C, B, A, D
Alyssa walked 1.34 fewer miles than Emily. Alyssa walked 2.56 miles. How many miles did Emily walk?
3.9 miles
Three pizzas are shared equally among 12 people. What fraction of a pizza will each person get?
3/12 or 1/4 pizza
Joan went to the bookstore.
• At this bookstore, 3/4 of the books are fiction.
• Of the fiction books, 1/3 are mystery books.
What fraction of the books at the bookstore are mystery fiction books?
3/12 or 1/4 are mystery fiction books
How many feet are in 2,241 inches? (Note: 1 foot = 12 inches)
186 3/4 inches
What is the value of the 3 in this number:
874.732
3 hundredths or 0.03
Fred bought a shirt and a wallet for a total of $34.26 before tax. The price of the wallet was $15 less than the price of the shirt. What was the price of the shirt?
$24.63
Mr. Edwards bought a 50-pound bag of flour for his bakery. It was equally divided among 6 days. How much flour was used per day?
50/6 or 8 2/6 or 8 1/3 flour
There are 3 ¼ packages of pencils on the desk. One full package weighs 1 ½ pounds. How much do all of the containers weigh?
39/8 or 4 7/8 pounds
Mrs. Pitchford buys 24 ounces of sweet potatoes, 13 ounces of baked potatoes, and 19 ounces of squash. If there are 16 ounces in a pound how many pounds of vegetables did she buy?
3 8/16 or 3 1/2 pounds