Decimals & Place Values
What is the VALUE of the 5 in 973.578?
5 tenths.
What is 11 x 7
77.
I had $20 but I went to the store and spent $7.
How much do I have left?
$13
Number Detective: I am an odd number. I am greater than 20 and less than 30. My digits add up to 9.
What number am I?
I am 27.
Check: find all odd numbers in between 20-30. 2+7 = 9
What is 3,456 Meters in Word form?
Three thousand four hundred fifty-six meters.
Write 0.75 as a Fracation...
3/4 or 75/100
What is 144 DIVIDED by 12?
12.
There are 8 bags of Halloween candy, each bag has 9 pieces of candy.
How many pieces of candy are there in total?
72.
Math Mystery: What makes this equation true?
8 x _ =96
12.
Check: 12 x 8 = 96
Write 4 meters and 25 centimeters in standard form using centimeters.
425 centimeters
4 x 100 + 25 = 425
What is 14.6 + 2.35?
16.95
What is 36 x 24?
864.
A movie starts at 2:15 p.m., It lasts for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
What time does the movie end?
3:55 p.m.
Shape challenge: How many total sides do 3 circles have? How many total sides does 4 triangles have?
0 sides. 12 sides.
Check: a circle has no sides, a triangle has 3... 3 x 4 = 12
Write 6,438 millimeters in expanded form.
6,000 mm + 400 mm + 30 mm + 8 mm.
Round 8.764 to the nearest hundredth.
8.76
What is 1,248 DIVIDED by 6?
208
A school is ordering books for the 5th grade students. There are 8 classes with 27 students in each. EACH student needs 3 books. The notebooks are sold in packs of 12 for $9 per pack.
How many packs of books does the school need, and how much will it cost altogether?
54 packs costing $486.
check: 8 x 27 = 216 students. 216 x 3 = 648 books. 648 DIVIDED by 12 = 54 packs. 54 x 9 = $486
Brain teaser: I am a three digit number. My hundreds digit is 4. My ten digit is twice my ones digit. My digits add up to 13.
What number am I?
463.
check: 4+6+3 = 13, and 6 = 2 x 3
Write 572 centimeters in meters and centimeters.
5 meters and 72 centimeters.
5 cm DIVIDED by 100 + 72 =^
What is 12.5 x 4?
50.
A school has 24 classes with 28 students in EACH.
How many students are there ALL together?
672
My school is taking 156 students on a field trip to the movies. Each bus can hold 24 students, and costs $185 to rent. The school also pays $8 per student for movie tickets.
How many buses does the school need, and what is the total cost of the buses and movie tickets.
7 buses and $2,543 total.
check: 156 DIVIDED by 24 = 6.5 , they need 7 buses to fit the students. 7 x 185 = $1,295, cost of buses. 156 x $8 = $1,248 for tickets. 1,295 + 1,248 = $2,543
Brain buster: I am a mystery number. If you multiply me by 6 and then add 14, your answer is 86.
What number am I?
I am 12.
86 - 14 = 72.
72 DIVIDED by 6 = 12.
How many centimeters of ribbon are left?
227 cm.
3 meters = 300 centimeters... 300 - 45-28= 227