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 />
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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