Powering Up (Powers of 10)
Solve: 0.8 x 10
8
Solve: 0.4 x 0.2
0.08
Roblox: A new hat for your avatar costs $2.50 Robux. How much would it cost to buy 3 hats?
$7.50 Robux
A ticket to an Iowa Hawkeyes youth camp costs $25.50. How much do 2 tickets cost?
$51.00
Solve: 1.45 x 100
145
Solve: 2.5 x 3
7.5
Snacks: A bag of Takis at the gas station costs $1.89. If you buy 2 bags, what is the total cost?
$3.78
An ear of Iowa sweet corn costs $0.65. How much would 10 ears cost?
$6.50
To solve 5.2 x 1,000, how many places to the right must the decimal point move?
3 places
Solve: 1.2 x 0.6
0.72
School: One mechanical pencil costs $0.75. How much does a pack of 12 pencils cost?
$9.00
A farmer’s tractor uses 4.5 gallons of fuel per hour. How much fuel does it use in 2.5 hours?
11.25 gallons
Solve: 0.06 x 1,000
60
Solve: 3.15 x 0.4
1.26 (or 1.260)
Fortnite: A player earns 0.5 points for every second in the "Storm." If they survive for 15.5 seconds, how many points do they get?
7.75 points
At the Iowa State Fair, a "Mega-Corn-Dog" is 1.2 feet long. If 6.5 friends each buy one and line them up, how long is the line?
7.8 feet
If you multiply 0.015 by a power of 10 and the answer is 15, what number did you multiply by?
1,000 (or 103)
Solve: 0.85 x 0.12
0.102
Running: A student runs 1.25 miles every day for 4.5 days. How many total miles did they run?
5.625 miles
A Hawkeye jersey is on sale for 0.75 times its original price of $60.50. What is the sale price? (round to the nearest cent/hundredth)
$45.375 - Rounded to - $45.38