Word Problems and Place Value Review

Question 1

Lucy bought cake mix for $5.98, frosting for $3.78, and sprinkles for $1.99. What is the total?

Accepted Answer

$11.75

Question 2

Which number is one-tenth the value of the 5 in 25,786?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 3

I scored 1,278.14 points in a game. Jaime scored 345.96 fewer points. What's the difference?

Accepted Answer

932.18

Question 4

What is an example of a financial institution?

Accepted Answer

Bank

Question 5

What is this number rounded to the nearest hundreds, 78,957?

Accepted Answer

79,000

Question 6

What is the difference between the 6's in the number 879,966,210?

Accepted Answer

The 6 in the ten thousands is 10 x greater.

Question 7

I sold 5,987 tickets yesterday and 3,056 tickets today. How many have I sold in all?

Accepted Answer

9,043

Question 8

What is the difference between 65,789 and 25,785?

Accepted Answer

40,004

Question 9

What is 5(.01) + 4(1) + 3(0.1) in standard form?

Accepted Answer

4.35

Question 10

What is 2,980,557 rounded to the nearest ten thousands place?

Accepted Answer

2,980,000

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