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Everyday Math Skills Workbooks series - Kitchen Math

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<strong>Kitchen</strong> <strong>Math</strong> Workbook<br />

Shopping for the <strong>Kitchen</strong><br />

How Much for One? #8<br />

Division of decimals and rounding off to the nearest cent<br />

Example: Pat saw this price marked on a carton of yogurt. It seemed like a<br />

good price, but Pat only wanted to buy one carton<br />

Problem: How much would one carton cost?<br />

Solution: Divide the price by the quantity. 1.88 ÷ 3= $.626666<br />

The problem does not come out even.<br />

Shopping for the <strong>Kitchen</strong><br />

The price for one carton will be rounded up to the nearest cent = $.63 or 63¢.<br />

Part 1: How much will you pay for one in cents? (round to the nearest cent)<br />

3/$1.88<br />

1. 5/$1.00 ______________ 2. 4/$.99 _______________ 3. 3/.$75 _______________<br />

4. 5/$2.99 ______________ 5. 3/$1.99 ______________ 6. 4/$1.89 ______________<br />

Part 2: How much will they pay in cents? Round to the nearest cent.<br />

7. Randy wants a can of frozen orange juice. The price is marked 3/$2.89 on the can.<br />

What will one cost? ____________________________<br />

8. Kim wants to buy one apple. The price says 3/$1.50. How much will she pay for<br />

one? ________________<br />

9. There is a sale on macaroni and cheese. You can buy 12 boxes for $5.89. How much<br />

would Marie pay for one box? __________________<br />

10. Lisa wants to buy one orange for her lunch. The store sells them at 4/$2.15. What<br />

will Lisa pay for one? __________________<br />

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