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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Shopping for the <strong>Kitchen</strong><br />
<strong>Kitchen</strong> 22 <strong>Math</strong> Workbook<br />
Shopping for the <strong>Kitchen</strong><br />
12. Gayle buys some juicy red Roma tomatoes. They weigh 2.6 pounds and cost $2.79<br />
per pound. What will Gayle pay for the Roma tomatoes? ___________________<br />
13. Laurie loves oranges. She bought a 10 kg box of oranges. They were priced at<br />
$1.29/lb. How much did you pay for the box of oranges? ___________________<br />
(Hint: you must convert the 10 kg into pounds)<br />
14. Susan buys 5 lbs of grapes. The grapes cost $1.99/lb. How much does she pay for<br />
her grapes? _____________________<br />
15. Use the chart below as a guide to determine the total cost of the items indicated.<br />
Remember: 1 kilogram (kg) = 2.2 pounds (lb)<br />
Produce Item Bananas Oranges Mushrooms Squash<br />
Price per pound $.99/lb 2.19/lb $4.89/lb $2.05/lb<br />
a. 4 lbs of bananas _______________________________<br />
b. ½ lb of mushrooms _______________________________<br />
c. 2 lbs of squash _______________________________<br />
d. 5 lbs of oranges _______________________________<br />
e. 3 lbs of mushrooms _______________________________<br />
f. 1 kg of oranges _______________________________<br />
g. 2 kg of bananas _______________________________<br />
h. 3 ½ lbs of squash _______________________________<br />
<strong>Kitchen</strong> <strong>Math</strong> Workbook
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