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Solving word problems with decimal fractions

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Rozwiązywanie zadań tekstowych z wykorzystaniem ułamków dziesiętnych

Learning objectives

You will develop the ability to calculate decimal fractions.

You will get to know methods of solving word problems with a realistic context.

Learning effect

  • You will learn to build a mathematical model of a situation described in a task.

  • You will learn to solve word problems using operations with decimal fractions.

Recollect methods of performing operations with decimal fractionsdecimal fractionsdecimal fractions. Store chain “Surprise” has introduced a regulation which makes every customer calculate how much he owes the shop. It is forbidden to use any calculators. The aim of the class will be developing the ability to do calculations with decimal fractionsdecimal fractionsdecimal fractions.

Solve the tasks using your knowledge.

Task 1
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A grain of wheat costs 0,02 zł. Arek bought 126 grains of wheat for his white mouse. How much did he pay?

Task 2
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Basia’s pig eats 2 watermelons for breakfast every day. 1 kilogram of watermelon costs 2,64 zł. How much money does Basia spend every week on the watermelons?

Task 3
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Cecylia bought a TV set for herself and some toys for her goddaughters. Using the applet, match the objects she bought to their prices.

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Task 4
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Darek spent 140 zł on bones for his dog. 
How many bones did he buy if one costs 70 gr?

Task 5
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- Can I have 9 pieces of cheese for my cat? – Ewa said.
- The ones 3,10 zł per item? The shop assistant asked.
- Yes, please. – Ewa said and gave a 50 zł note to the shop assistant.

How much change did she get?

Task 6
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An extra task:

Marcin bought 2 bags of hay and 3 bags of carrots for his horse. A bag of hay costs 89 zł, and a bag of carrots 46,10 zł. The shop had a special offer, so Marcin paid 20 zł less. How much did he pay in total?

Think – is it easy to do the calculations with decimal fractionsdecimal fractionsdecimal fractions without a calculator? What do you need to do to get the correct result? Write down your conclusions.

  • It is best to do calculations with decimal fractionsdecimal fractionsdecimal fractions in the written form.

  • You can use the commutative and associative properties of addition and multiplication.

  • It is a good idea to estimate the result of the calculations to avoid obvious mistakes.

Having done all the tasks decide if you will be able to do the shopping in the store chain “Surprise” without problems.

Do the consolidation tasks. Formulate the conclusions that you should remember.

  • It is best to do calculations with decimal fractionsdecimal fractionsdecimal fractions in the written form.

  • You can use the commutative and associative properties of addition and multiplication.

  • It is a good idea to estimate the result of the calculations to avoid obvious mistakes.

Exercises

Exercise 1
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Wersja alternatywna ćwiczenia: Determine which sentences are true. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. If 5 bags of of fish food costs 32,50 zł, it means that 2 bags cost less than 12 zł., 2. A kilogram of dog food costs 19,20 zł. 50 zł is not enough to buy 3 kg of the food., 3. Frania bought shoes for her kittens. She paid 73,80 zł. The price of one pair of shoes is 12,30 zł. So, Frania has got 4 kittens., 4. Grzegorz pays 16,50 zł penalty if his dog turns his tail more than 20 times a day. This week Grzegorz has already paid 1650 zł penalty. So, his dog has turned his tail at least 2000 times.
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Exercise 2

Home‑made food Bar – The price list

  • Soup - 4 zł

  • French fries – 4,50 zł

  • Rissole – 10,20 zł

  • Salad – 7,30 zł

  • Compote – 2 zł

Calculate how much you need to pay for:

  1. French fries and salad,

  2. Soup and French fries,

  3. Rissole, salad and compote,

  4. Soup, French fries, rissole, salad and compote.

Exercise 3

In English, invent a word problem involving calculations with decimal fractions.

Exercise 4
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Wersja alternatywna ćwiczenia: Indicate which pairs of expressions or words are translated correctly. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. zadanie tekstowe - word problem, 2. ułamki dziesiętne - decimal fractions, 3. działania na ułamkach - operations with fractions, 4. treść zadania - content of the task, 5. odpowiedź - estimating, 6. przemienność mnożenia - commutative property of addition
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Glossary

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odpowiedź

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commutative property of addition
commutative property of addition

przemienność dodawania

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commutative property of multiplication
commutative property of multiplication

przemienność mnożenia

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decimal fractions
decimal fractions

ułamki dziesiętne

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estimating
estimating

szacowanie

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operations with fractions
operations with fractions

działania na ułamkach

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content of the task
content of the task

treść zadania

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word problem
word problem

zadanie tekstowe

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Keywords

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