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
Selected Reading
- 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 2
Word Problem With Multiple Decimal Operations: Problem Type 2
A store owner has 60 lbs. of candy. If he puts the candy into 8 jars equally and has leftover 6.4 lbs. of candy, how much candy will each jar contain?
Solution
Step 1:
Amount of candy in 8 jars = 60 – 6.4 = 53.6 lbs.
Step 2:
Amount of candy in 1 jar = 53.6/8 = 6.7 lbs.
A papaya is 0.25 Kg heavier than 1/3th the weight of a water melon. If the watermelon has a weight of 5.4 kg, what is the weight of the papaya?
Solution
Step 1:
Weight of water melon = 5.4 Kg
Step 2:
Weight of papaya = 1/3 × 5.4 + 0.25
= 1.8 + 0.25
= 2.05 Kg