Word Problems
Mrs Wengiel bought stocking stuffers for her family. Each stocking stuffer cost $3.95, she had 5 members to buy for. How much money did she spend?
$19.75
7.5 X 102
750
72 X .4
28.8
12.8 X 0.4=
5.12
To work out an answer mathematically
Calculate
Miss Moore wanted to her after school club by buying them ice cream cones. Each cone cost $2.99 and there are 4 kids in the club. How much did she spend?
$11.96
3.25X105
325,000
420 X 5.3
2,226
2.57 X 4.6=
11.822
Opposite operations
Inverse operations
There are 15.2 grams of protein in a container of yogurt. You eat 6 containers of yogurt. How many grams of protein do you consume?
91.2 Grams
8.9X101
89
8.9 X 32
284.8
5.2 X 0.9=
4.68
The number of times the base is used as a factor
Exponent
A plane travels 352.5 miles every hour. How far does the plane travel in 2.5 hour?
881.25 miles
0.0345 X 105
3,450
7.32 X 3
21.96
0.99 x 0.3=
0.267
To examine and note the similarities and differences of
Compare
A mouse weighs 0.07 times the weight of a rat. The rat weighs 12.7 ounces. How much does the mouse weigh?
0.899 grams
0.34 X104
3,400
785 X 3.3
2,590.5
3.97 X 62.4=
247.728
A number with one or more digits to the right of the decimal point
Decimal