Decimal and money stories, more than one step

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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1. 1.

   On Ari's trail map, 1 cm stands for 2.5 km. The route has legs of 3.4 cm and 1.6 cm. How many real kilometers is the whole route?

   12.5 km
2. 2.

   On Bo's bike map, 1 cm stands for 1.5 km. The ride has legs of 2.2 cm and 4.8 cm (one past an ice cream stand). How many real kilometers is the whole route?

   10.5 km
3. 3.

   On Esme's park map, 1 cm stands for 0.8 km. The walk has legs of 5.5 cm and 2.5 cm. How many real kilometers is the whole route?

   6.4 km
4. 4.

   Jun buys 3 notebooks at $1.25 and 2 glue sticks at $0.95, paying $10. How much change is there?

   • $5.65
   • $7.80
   • $4.35
5. 5.

   Luz has $6.50 and saves $3.50 a week for a $24 skateboard helmet. How many weeks until Luz has enough?

   • 9 weeks
   • 5 weeks
   • 7 weeks
6. 6.

   Milo adds 4.5 + 2.35 and gets 2.80 by lining up the last digits. Agree or disagree?

   • Agree: line up the right edge
   • Disagree: it is 6.85
   • Agree: 45 + 235 = 280
7. 7.

   Noah adds 7.25 + 1.5 by lining up the last digits and gets 7.40. Agree or disagree?

   • Agree: right digits go under right digits
   • Agree: 725 + 15 is 740
   • Disagree: it is 8.75
8. 8.

   Pia says 0.4 × 0.5 must be bigger than 0.4, because multiplying makes things bigger. Agree or disagree?

   • Disagree: it is 0.2
   • Agree: products grow
   • Agree: 4 × 5 = 20
9. 9.

   Tala rides 6.8 km three times and gets 20.4 km. Is that sensible?

   • No: about 200 km
   • Yes: about 21 km
   • No: about 2 km
10. 10.

    Four friends share a $9.60 gift. Zee says each pays $38.40. What went wrong?

    • Nothing: that is right
    • Added instead of subtracting
    • Multiplied instead of dividing