Solve Real World Problems with Decimals

Convert 45% to a decimal.

• 0.45

• 45

• 4.5

• 0.045

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

Convert 10% to a decimal.

• 1

• 0.01

• 0.1

• 10

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

Convert 5% to a decimal.

• 0.5%

• 0.005

• 0.05

• 0.5

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Toby buys a pizza for $14.95. He has a coupon for 15% off. What percent of the original cost does he has to pay?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Bee Clean Car Wash charges $18 for a detailed car wash. They are having a Halloween Special where a detailed car wash is 25% off the original price. What decimal can you multiply by the original price to find the sale price?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The sales tax in Perry County is 7%. Angela is planning on buying a new Cat Jungle Gym for $149. What decimal can she multiply the cost of the Jungle Gym by to determine the total cost?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A student uses a solution that contains 16 grams of water to conduct an evaporation experiment. ​​At the end of one hour, the amount of water in the solution has decreased by 3.5%.  Fill in the blank with a decimal to create an expression the student can use to determine the amount of water left after one hour?

16 x ?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Kelsie sold digital cameras on her web site. She bought the cameras for $65 each and included a 60% markup to get the selling price. Which equation represents the selling price for one camera?

• $65 x 0.6 = $39

• $65 x 0.4 = $26

• $65 x 1.4 = $91

• $65 x 1.6 = $104

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Let c represent the cost of an item. Which of the following expressions can be used to find the cost of an item that is on sale for 15% off.

• 0.15c

• 1.15c

• 0.85c

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A store has a markup of 25% on all items they purchase for resale. Let p represent the purchase price of an item. Which of the following expressions can be used to find the price the store is selling and item for?

​ ​ (a)   0.75p

​ (b)   1.25p​

​ (c)   p - 0.25p

​ (d)   p + 0.25p

​ (e)   p + 0.75p

• Incorrect Expression
• Correct Expression

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C