Multiply and Divide Decimals
Exponents of Decimals
Selected Reading
- Average of Two Numbers
- Word Problem With Multiple Decimal Operations: Problem Type 2
- Word Problem With Division of Two Decimals
- Word Problem With Division of a Decimal and a Whole Number
- Decimal Division With Rounding
- Division of a Decimal by a Power of 0.1
- Division of a Decimal by a Power of Ten
- Division of a Decimal by a 2-digit Decimal
- Division of a Decimal by a 1-digit Decimal
- Division of a Decimal by a Whole Number
- Whole Number Division With Decimal Answers
- Word Problem With Multiple Decimal Operations: Problem type 1
- Word Problem With Multiplication of Two Decimals
- Word Problem With Multiplication of Decimal and Whole Number
- Multiplication of Decimals That Have a Product Less Than 0.1
- Multiplication of a Decimal by a Power of 0.1
- Multiplication of a Decimal by a Power of Ten
- Decimal Multiplication: Problem Type 2
- Decimal Multiplication: Problem Type 1
- Multiplication of a Decimal by a Whole Number
- Decimal Multiplication
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Exponents of Decimals
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- Who is Who
- Computer Glossary
- HR Interview Questions
- Effective Resume Writing
- Questions and Answers
- UPSC IAS Exams Notes
Word Problem With Multiple Decimal Operations: Problem type 1
Word Problem With Multiple Decimal Operations: Problem type 1
For first two days it snowed 2.6 centimeters each day. The next three days, it snowed 3.4 centimeters each day. How much did it snow on those five days?
Solution
Step 1:
Amount of snowfall on first two days
= 2 × 2.6
= 5.2 cm
Amount of snowfall on next three days
= 3 × 3.4
= 10.2 cm
Step 2:
Total snowfall in the five days
= 5.2 + 10.2
= 15.4 cm
Jamie ordered 7 pizzas and 8 burgers. Each pizza costs $12.85 and each burger costs $11.75. How much does she need to pay?
Solution
Step 1:
Cost of pizzas = 7 × 12.85 = $89.95
Cost of burgers = 8 × 11.75 = $94.00
Step 2:
Total amount to be paid = $89.95 + $94.00
= $183.95