See if you can solve these word problems. Show how you worked it out!! (use brackets to expand numbers)
- It rained 1.35 inches on Saturday and 1.98 inches on Sunday. How much did it rain on Saturday and Sunday combined?
- 1.35 + 1.98 = 3.33
- (1 + 1 = 2)
- (0.3 + 0.9= 1.2)
- (.5 + .8 = 1.3)
- There were 7.6 litres of water in Jacob's bathtub. Then 2.9 litres drained out. How much water is left in the bathtub?
- 7.6 - 2.9 = 4.7
- (7 - 2 = 5 )
- ( .6 - .9 = .3)
- A carpenter bought a piece of wood that was 6.15 meters long. Then he sawed 2.14 meters off the end. How long is the piece of wood now?
- 6.15 - 2.14 = 4.01
- (6 - 2 = 4)
- ( .10 - .10 = .0)
- ( .5 - .4 = .1)
- A chef bought 4.2 kilograms of almonds and 7.8 kilograms of pecans. How many kilograms of nuts did the chef buy in all?
- 4.2 + 7.8= 12.
- ( 4 + 7 = 11)
- (.2 + .8= 1)
- It snowed 8.9 inches on Monday and 3.9 inches on Tuesday. How much did it snow on Monday and Tuesday combined?
- 8.9 + 3.9= 12.8
- ( 8 + 3= 11)
- (.9 + .9= 1.8)
- It rained 0.97 cm on Monday. On Tuesday, it rained 0.4 cm less than on Monday. How much did it rain on Tuesday? READ CAREFULLY-THIS ONE WILL TRY AND TRICK YOU!
- 0.97 - 0.4= 0.57
- (0.9 - 0.4 = 0.5)
- ( It rained 0.57cm on Tuesday.)
- Omar spent Saturday picking berries at a berry farm. In the morning, he picked 3.61 kg of berries. In the afternoon, he picked 2.4 kgs. How many pounds of berries did Omar pick in all?
- 3.61 + 2.4=6.01
- ( 3 + 2= 5.)
- (.6 + .4 = 1)
- (.1)
- A bee colony produced 0.91 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.9 pounds of it. How much honey remains?
- 0.91 - 0.9= 0.01
- (0.9 - 0.9 = 0.0)
- (0.1)
- Oscar bought 5.87 pounds of melon and 3.18 pounds of cherries. How much fruit did he buy in all?
- 5.87 + 3.18= 9.05
- ( 5 + 3 = 8)
- (.80 + .10 = 1)
- (.07 + 0.8 = 0.05.)
- Vince mixed 0.8 grams of salt into a pot of soup he was cooking. Before he served the soup, Vince added 0.25 grams of salt. How much salt did Vince put into the soup in all?
- 0.8 + 0.25= 1.05
- ( 0.8 + 0.2 = 1)
- (0.00 + 0.05 = 0.05)
Above my description I have my extension work, I was given two task to finish over the past two weeks of week 8 & 9. After finishing my last work last week I then moved on to my extension work, I had to solve and show my working out of how I got my answer.
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