Grade 5 · Math · Lesson 35

Real-world decimal problems

Decimals show up everywhere in real life: prices at the store, distances on a map, weights on a scale, and times on a stopwatch. In this project lesson you will use the four operations on decimals to solve problems people meet every day.

What this lesson teaches

1Add and subtract decimals to solve money and measurement problems
2Multiply and divide decimals in everyday shopping and cooking situations
3Estimate decimal answers to check whether a result is reasonable
4Choose the right operation when reading a real-world decimal word problem

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