Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Marcus is 1.5 meters tall. His sister is 0.1 meter taller than Marcus. Their father is 0.2 meter taller than his sister. How tall is their father?
1.8 meters tall
Barney has 16 1/5 yards of fabric. To make an elf costume, he needs 5 2/5 yards of fabric. How many costumes can Barney make?
3 costumes
Each basket can hold 2.5 pounds of apples. How many pounds can 7 baskets hold?
17.5 lbs
A geologist noticed that land along a fault line move 24.8 centimeters over the past 175 years. On average, how much did the land move each year?
7 Years
Mrs. Marks has 3/4 pound of cheese to use making sandwiches.
She uses about 1/32 pound of cheese on each sandwich. How many sandwiches can she make with the cheese she has?
24 sandwiches
Jennifer brought $24.75 to the baseball game. She spent $12.45 on drinks and snacks. How much money does she have left over?
$12.30 left
Find the quotient.
2 / 1 6/7
7/13
Canvas cloth costs $7.50 per square meter. How much will 3.5 square meters of canvas cost?
$26.25
A camera attached to a telescope photographs a star's image once every 0.045 seconds. How many complete images can the camera capture in 3 seconds???
15 images
Typographers measure font sizes in units called points. One point is equal to 1/72 inch. Esmeralda is typing a research paper on her computer. She wants the text on the title page to be 1/2 inch tall. What font size should she use?
1/36 inches
Find the sum.
1.5 + 2.3
3.8
The area of the mirror is 225 square inches, and its width is 13 3/4 inches.
Will the mirror fit in a space that is 15 inches by 16 inches? Explain
No because if you divide 225 and 13 3/4 you will get 13.75 which is not enough.
Find the product.
1.6 x 2.9
4.64
Find the quotient.
142.5 / 9.5
15
In England, mass is measured in units called stones. One pound equals 1/14 of a stone. A cat weighs 3/4 stone. How many pounds does the cat weigh?
10 1/2 pounds
A carpenter has three sheets of plywood that are each 6.85 feet long. A 3.4-foot piece is cut from one sheet and 0.5-foot piece is cut from another sheet.How many feet of plywood is left in all?
2.95 ft
Find the quotient.
5 5/6 / 3 1/6
35/19
Find the product.
3.13 x 4.69
14.6797
Find the quotient.
9.75 / 1.3
75
Divide. Write the answer in simplest form.
9/10 / 3/4
1 1/5
A gourment pizza café sells three sizes of pizzas. If you buy all three sizes, it costs $46.24. A medium pizza costs $15.75 and a large pizza costs $17.50. How much does the small pizza cost?
$79.49
A concrete patio is 5 2/3 feet wide. It has an area of 36 5/6 square feet.
Is the concrete slab long enough to fit a 7-foot picnic table without placing the table along the diagonal of the patio? Explain.
No because if you try to divide both of the fractions you will get 6 37/649 and its not enough to fit a 7-foot picnic table.
Find the product.
5.48 x 15.12
75.576
142.5 / 9.5
15 = 20
Divide. Write the answer in simplest form.
21/32 / 7/83/4