Word Problems
Marshall is making punch for a party. One serving makes 0.75 cups of juice. He needs to make 100 servings. How much juice will he make?
75 cups
33.4 x 0.01
0.56 x 4
109.6
5.52 x 10
55.2
The first number to the right of the decimal point.
What is a tenth.
An author sells a book for $8.45. A library orders 103 books. How much money will the library pay?
$8,950.00
545.4 x 0.01
5.454
82.39 x 7
576.73
100 x 7,143.5
714,350.0
An answer that is close to the correct answer but not right on.
What is an estimate
A baseball weighs 5.25 ounces. Michaela's coach has a bag with 8 baseballs in it. How much do all of the baseballs weigh?
42 ounces
7.45 x 0.01
0.0745
5.40 x 28
151.20
10 x 9,764.6
97,646.0
The second number to the right of the decimal point.
What are hundredths
An art teacher has 27 sticks. Each stick is 4.5 inches long. When lined up, how long are all of the sticks?
121.5 inches
45.5 x 0.01
0.455
3.1 x 25
77.5
102 x 827.56
82,756.0
The numbers on the left side of the decimal?
Whole Numbers
A truck is loaded with 24 boxes that weigh 36.7 pounds each and a carton that weighs 115.32 pounds. What is the total weight of the boxes and the carton?
996.12 pounds
0.01 x 782.4
7.824
4.28 x 92
45.36
103 x 3.58
3,580
The result of multiplying two or more numbers together
What is the product.