Everyday Math Skills Workbooks series - Kitchen Math
Everyday Math Skills Workbooks series - Kitchen Math
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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