Decimals

What the problems look like

A few statements from this skill. Answers, hints and worked solutions live in the practice session.

1. Warm-up

   Peter goes to the store to buy a soda. The soda costs $.25 an ounce. He brought$2 with him and leaves with $.50. How many ounces of soda did he buy?

2. Warm-up

   James buys 5 packs of beef that are 4 pounds each. The price of beef is $5.50 per pound. How much did he pay?

3. Warm-up

   The card shop has two boxes of cards. The first box contains cards that cost $1.25 each. The second box contains cards that cost $1.75 each. A boy then comes in and buys 6 cards from each box. What was the total cost, in dollars, of the cards he bought?

Problems shown under their original terms: MIT.