Operations with Decimals
A cyclist rides 3.4 miles on Monday, 5.12 miles on Tuesday, and 2.8 miles on Wednesday. What is the total distance ridden?
What is 11.32 miles
A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 times the recipe, how much sugar do you need?
What is 2 1/4 cups
What is $29.75
What is the absolute value of the product of -0.6 and -0.5
0.9
A retail worker cuts a ribbon that is 14.8 meters long into 4 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
3.7 meters
Evaluate the following expression: (-14.25) - (-6.8)
What is -7.45
Find the difference: 2 1/3 - 4 5/6
What is -2 1/2
A group of 4 friends goes out to lunch. The total bill comes to $54.60. They want to split the bill evenly, and they also want to leave a flat $9.00 tip added to the total. How much does each person pay?
What Is $15.90
-4.5+(-2.1)x3
-10.8
Maya’s bank account balance was -$15.50. She deposited a check for $45.75 and then bought a coffee for $4.80. What is her new balance?
$25.45
A piece of fabric measures 14.7 meters long. A tailor needs to cut it into smaller strips that are each 0.35 meters long. How many strips can the tailor make?
What is 42 strips
A wooden board is 7 1/2 feet long. A carpenter cuts off a piece that is 2 3/4 feet long. He then divides the remaining board into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
What is 1 7/12 feet
What is a decrease of $8.65.
(-2/3)2 -5/9
-1/9
A fitness tracker shows that Marcus runs 3.12 miles every day. If he runs every day for 2.5 weeks, what is the total distance he will cover?
54.6 miles
Calculate the product of -4.5 and -3.12, and then subtract 2.6 from the result.
What is 11.44
Evaluate: -2/5 divide 3/10 x -1 1/2
What is 2
What is $63.75
-0.75 x (-2/5) + 0.2
0.5
An elevator can hold a maximum weight of 1,200 pounds. A delivery driver loading identical boxes that weigh 42.5 pounds each needs to ride with them. If the driver weighs 180 pounds, what is the maximum number of boxes they can safely take in one trip?
24 boxes
A container holds 24.6 liters of water. The water leaks out at a constant rate of 0.75 liters per hour for exactly 4.5 hours. How many liters of water are left in the container?
What is 21.225 liters
In a school election, 3/5 of the students voted for Maya. Of the remaining students, 2/3 voted for Liam. The rest of the students voted for Sarah. If 120 students voted for Sarah, how many total students voted in the election?
What is 900 students
What is $706.095
-2.4 / 0.6 + 1.5
_____________
-0.5
/ = divide
5
A scientist cools a liquid chemical compound at a steady rate of -1.25°C per minute. If the starting temperature of the compound is 11.5°C, how many minutes will it take to freeze completely at -16°C?
22 minutes