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IM: 6.5.1: Using Decimals in a Shopping Context (Practice)

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15 Questions
1.
Mai had $14.50. She spent $4.35 at the snack bar and $5.25 at the arcade. What is the exact amount of money Mai has left?

A: $9.60 _______

B: $10.60 _______

C: $4.90 _______

D: $5.90 _______
2.

A large cheese pizza costs $7.50. Diego has $40 to spend on pizzas. How many large cheese pizzas can he afford? Explain or show your reasoning.

Tickets to a show cost $5.50 for adults and $4.25 for students. A family is purchasing 2 adult tickets and 3 student tickets.
3.

Estimate the total cost.

4.

What is the exact cost?

5.

If the family pays $25, what is the exact amount of change they should receive?

Chicken costs $3.20 per pound, and beef costs $4.59 per pound. Answer each question and show your reasoning.
6.

What is the exact cost of 3 pounds of chicken?

7.

What is the exact cost of 3 pound of beef?

8.

How much more does 3 pounds of beef cost than 3 pounds of chicken?

9.

How many 1/5-liter glasses can Lin fill with a 11/2-liter bottle of water?

10.

How many 11/2-liter bottles of water does it take to fill a 16-liter jug?

11.

Let the side length of each small square on the grid represents 1 unit. Draw two different triangles, each with base 5\frac{1}{2} units and area 19\frac{1}{4} units^2.

12.

Why does each of your triangles have area 191/2 units2? Explain or show your reasoning.

Find each quotient.
13.

5/6 \div 1/6

14.

11/6 \div 1/12

15.

10/6 \div 1/24