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Place Value
At the Lincoln Lions school store, a pencil costs $0.4. What is the value of the digit 4?
4 tenths
Two students ran:
Ava — 3.4 minutes
Leo — 3.7 minutes
Who was faster?
Ava
Round 4.36 (number of miles walked at recess) to the nearest tenth.
4.4 miles
Sarah buys a notebook for $3.45 and a pen for $1.99. How much did she spend in total?
$5.44
Maria bought 3 items from a store: a blouse for $12.99, a pair of socks for $3.49, and a scarf for $7.25. After using a coupon for $5.00 off her purchase, how much does she pay?
$12.99 + $3.49 + $7.25 = $23.73
$23.73 - $5.00 = $18.73
Ms. Gil recorded a student’s time running laps: 3.27 minutes. What is the value of the digit 2?
2 tenths
Snack bar prices:
Juice: $1.25
Milk: $1.205
Which costs more?
Juice ($1.25)
Round 7.142 (science experiment measurement) to the nearest hundredth.
Answer: 7.14
John has $10.00. He buys a sandwich for $4.75. How much money does he have left?
$5.25
Kevin had $50.00. He spent $15.75 on a video game and $7.60 on lunch. Then, he received $10.00 from his friend. How much money does he have now?
$50.00 - $15.75 = $34.25
$34.25 - $7.60 = $26.65
$26.65 + $10.00 = $36.65
The cafeteria sold 12.305 pounds of apples today.
What is the value of the digit 5?
5 thousandths
Library late fees:
Emma owes $0.75
Jayden owes $0.705
Who owes more?
Emma
Round 0.985 (paint used for art mural) to the nearest tenth.
Answer: 1.0
Emma went to a café and spent $5.60 on a coffee and $2.35 on a muffin. How much did she spend altogether?
$7.95
A farmer sold 5 baskets of apples. Each basket sold for $8.50. He spent $12.00 on fertilizer. How much profit did he make?
$8.50 × 5 = $42.50
$42.50 - $12.00 = $30.50
Principal Scully measured the hallway length as 45.608 meters. Write the decimal in word form.
Forty-five and six hundred eight thousandths
Field trip distances walked:
Class A: 2.406 miles
Class B: 2.46 miles
Which class walked farther?
Class B
Round 15.499 (Principal Scully’s stopwatch time) to the nearest whole number.
Answer: 15
Liam had $15.00. He spent $6.30 on a book. How much money does he have now?
$8.70
Jessica went shopping and bought a dress for $45.99 and a pair of shoes for $22.50. She returned the shoes and received a refund. Later, she bought a necklace for $18.75. How much did she spend in total?
$45.99 + $22.50 = $68.49
$68.49 - $22.50 = $45.99
$45.99 + $18.75 = $64.74
The Lions raised 8.504 dollars in spare change jars (practice math example). Write the expanded form.
8+5/10+4/1000
Fundraiser totals:
5th Grade: $123.405
4th Grade: $123.45
Which grade raised more money?
4th Grade
Round 9.995 (distance jogged by the Lions mascot) to the nearest hundredth.
Answer: 10.00
A gallon of milk costs $3.75 and a loaf of bread costs $2.50. How much do they cost together?
$6.25
A construction worker earns $22.50 per hour. One day, he worked 8 hours and spent $30.00 on lunch and transportation. How much money did he make that day?
$22.50 × 8 = $180.00
$180.00 - $30.00 = $150.00