1. Ellen wanted to buy the following items: A DVD player for $49.

95, a DVD
holder for $19.95 and a personal stereo for $21.95. Does Ellen have enough
money to buy all three items if she has $90 with her? Round each decimal
first to the nearest one.
$50 + $20 +$22 = $92
No, because rounding each decimal to the nearest one, we get an estimate
of $92, and Ellen only has $90 with her
2. Melissa purchased $39.46 in groceries at a store. The cashier gave her
$1.46 in change from a $50 bill. Melissa gave the cashier an angry look.
What did the cashier do wrong?
$50 $39.46 = 10.54
$1.46 is much smaller than the estimated difference of $10.54. So the
cashier must have given Melissa the wrong change.
3. Dakota bought 9.99 ounces of chocolate. 4.07 ounces of it were plain
chocolate, 2.34 ounces were milk chocolate and the rest were dark
chocolate. How much dark chocolate did Dakota buy?
9.99 4.07 2.34 = 3.58; Dakota bought 3.58 ounces of dark chocolate.
4. Vicky and her classmates placed colored blocks on a scale during a science
lab. The purple block weighed 0.46 pounds and the blue block weighed 0.31
pounds. How much more did the purple block weigh than the blue block?
0.46 0.31 = 0.15; The purple block weighed 0.15 pounds more than the
blue block.
5. On a school trip, a class travels 5.3 kilometers by train, 8.7 kilometers by
bus and 3.5 kilometers by boat. How far did the class travel?
5.3 + 8.7 + 3.5 = 17.5; The class travelled 17.5 kilometers