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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 />

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

Directions: Find the cost of the food in each problem below. Round off your answer to<br />

the nearest cent. Some questions have two steps.<br />

1. Oranges<br />

4 pounds<br />

$1.69/lb<br />

Answer: _________<br />

5. Grapes<br />

2 lbs<br />

$3.79/lb<br />

Answer: _________<br />

2. Potatoes<br />

5 lbs<br />

$.87/lb<br />

Answer:_________<br />

6. Tomatoes<br />

3 lbs<br />

$5.89/kg<br />

Answer:_________<br />

3. Apples<br />

3 lbs<br />

$4.59/kg<br />

Answer: _________<br />

7. Cucumber<br />

4 lbs<br />

$6.55/kg<br />

Answer: _________<br />

4.<br />

10 lbs<br />

$1.40/kg<br />

Answer: _________<br />

8. Carrots<br />

10 lbs<br />

$.42/lb<br />

Answer: _________<br />

9. Mary wants to buy a pumpkin for Halloween. They are $.87/lb. The one she picks<br />

out is 5.6 lbs. How much is the pumpkin? ____________________<br />

10. Larry picks out 8 apples. These apples are priced at $2.19/lb. The apples weigh 1.75<br />

lbs. What will Larry pay? ______________________<br />

11. The sign says that the baby red potatoes are $2.89/kg. If Lynne bought 5 lbs of<br />

potatoes, how much will she pay? _________________ (Hint: you must convert the<br />

price of $2.89/kg into price/ pounds or you can convert 5 pounds to kilograms)<br />

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

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