Add/Sub Decimals
Add.
7.2 + 9.5
16.7
Multiply
1.2 x 7
8.4
Divide.
⅛ ÷ ½
2/8 or 1/4
A bakery ordered 7.34 pounds of brown sugar. The next week, the bakery used 5.87 pounds of it baking cakes. How much brown sugar does the bakery have left?
1.47
Multiply.
⅓ x ⅖
2⁄15
Subtract
5.6 - 3.5
2.1
Multiply
0.4 x 3.7
1.48
Divide.
⅙ ÷ 4⁄7
7⁄24
Avery bought 602.83 pounds of peanuts and 310.27 pounds of raisins. How many pounds of snacks did she buy in all?
913.1
Multiply.
¾ x ⅚
15/24 or ⅝
Add
54.5 + 48.51
103.01
Multiply
0.52 x 2.1
1.092
Divide.
⅓ ÷ ⅚
6/15 or 2/5
Linda is in charge of buying paper at her job. Packs of multi-colored paper cost $3.99 each. How much will she spend on 35 packs of paper?
$139.65
Multiply.
4⁄9 x ⅜
12/72 or ⅙
Subtract
97 - 16.98
80.02
Multiply
27.4 x 33.68
922.832
Divide.
¾ ÷ 9
3/36 or 1/12
Of the students in band, ⅔ play a brass instrument. Of the students who play a brass instrument, ¼ play the trumpet. What fraction of the students in band play the trumpet?
⅙
Multiply.
½ x ⅚
5⁄12
In two months, Crystal spent a total of $315.27 on gas. She spent $212.64 in the first month. How much did she spend in the second month?
$102.63
Kendra has an apple tree in her yard. She gathers the apples and sells them for $0.45 per pound. If she gathers 53.4 pounds, how much money does she make?
$24.03
A vet divided ½ of a bottle of medicine equally among sick cats. She gave each cat ⅛ of a bottle of medicine. How many sick cats were there?
4 cats
Mike has 6 pounds of pasta. Each time he makes dinner he uses ¾ pound of pasta. How many dinners can he make with the pasta he has?
8 dinners
A photograph is 5 ⅓ inches wide. It is being enlarged to 3 times its original size. What is the width of the enlarged photograph?
16 inches