Decimal Multiplication
A piece of wood is 1.75 meters long. A carpenter saws off .8 meters. How long is each of the equal pieces?
What is .95 meters 1.75 - .8 = .95 meters
A fifth-grade class painted pieces of cardboard for an art project. Each day they painted a piece of cardboard with an area of 6.25 square inches. How much did they paint in 3 days?
What is 18.75 square inches
A box of rice cakes costs $1.95. What is the greatest number of boxes of rice cakes Jared can buy with $10.00?
What is 5 boxes. 1 box = $1.95 2 boxes = $3.90 3 boxes = $5.85 4 boxes = $7.80 5 boxes = $9.75 6 boxes = $11.70 = he does NOT have this much money.