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100

Estimate:  3 x 0.57

Example: 3x1=3

100

Multiply:  6 x 0.92

5.52

100

Divide: 43.5 ÷ 3

14.5

100

72.3 ÷ 100

0.723

100

Aleena's house is 0.4 mile from the school. The distance from her house to the grocery store is 10 times the distance from the school. What is the distance from Aleena's house to the grocery store?

4 miles

200

Estimate:  0.82 x 0.69

Example:  1 x 1= 1

200

Multiply:   0.93 x 0.74

0.6882

200

Divide: 0.79 ÷ 0.4

1.975

200

86.34 x 10

863.4

200

Akshay buys 2 fish tanks at the pet store. Each tank holds 9.7 liters of water. How many liters of water will he need to fill both tanks?

19.4 liters

300

Estimate:  15.8 x 0.28

Example: 16 x 0 = 0

300

Multiply:  14.8 x 0.83

12.284

300

Divide: 212.8 ÷ 3.8

56

300

56.2 x 100

5,620

300

Reagan is buying a pack of gum that costs $1.50. The sales tax is found by multiplying the cost of the gum by 0.06. What is the sales tax on the gum?

$0.09

400

Estimate: 112.5 ÷ 9

Example: 110 ÷ 10= 11

400

Multiply:  0.78 x 9.1

7.098

400

Divide: 1.8 ÷ 0.08

22.5

400

126.384 ÷ 100

1.26384

400

Nixon has $62. He wants to buy some movies at the store. If each movie costs 15.50, how many movies can Louise buy?

4 movies

500

Estimate:  489.1 ÷ 7.3

Example: 490 ÷ 7= 70

500

Multiply: 2.43 x 3.432

8.33976

500

Divide: 12.71 ÷ 6.2

2.05

500

102.6 ÷ 102

1.026

500

Sophia paints a rectangular mural on the wall. The area of the mural is 128.52 square feet. The mural is 12.6 feet wide. What is the height of the mural?

10.2 feet