6th Math Chapter 3

Apples cost $0.54 per pound and grapes cost $1.28 per pound. I bought 2.6 pounds of apples and 3.1 pounds of grapes. How did I pay for the apples and the grapes?

$5.37

There are 632 students going on a school field trip. Each bus can carry 48 students. How many buses should the school reserve? Explain.

14 buses. 13 buses would only hold 624 students

Mrs. Heerten was to replace some flooring. The floor has an area of 262.8 square feet. If the room is 18 feet long, how wide is it? Explain.

14.6 feet long. 14.6X18=262.8 OR 262.8/18=14.6

Estimate to find the product of 34.63X5.3

175

On Monday I worked 8.87 hours. On Tuesday I worked 11.2 hours. How many more hours did I work on Tuesday than Monday?

2.33 more hours

What is the next term in the pattern? 4.5, 9, 13.5, 18, ...

22.5

Estimate to find the product of 8.3X4.9

40

A family travels 989.5 miles in 17.8 hours. Estimate the number of miles they can travel in one hour.

40 miles

Divide. 38.7/4.5

8.6

dividend

the number that is divided

divisor

the number that is used to divide another number

Area

length times width

compatible numbers

numbers that can be divided or multiplied easily

annex a zero

put an extra zero in front of a number or at the end of a number without changing the number's value

quotient

the answer to a division problem

product

the answer to a multiplication problem