Basic Arithmetic
Lesson 5 – Decimals
DOLLARS AND CENTS – WORKING WITH MONEY
Pennies = Cents = 2 decimal places = Hundredths place
Dollars = ones place
Example 11: Write each of the following word phrases as a decimal
a. Twelve dollars and seventy-five cents
b. Thirty-two cents
c. Five cents
d. One hundred dollars and seven cents
Example 12: Round each of the following monetary amounts as indicated:
a. $127.56 to the nearest dime
b. $127.56 to the nearest dollar
c. $127.56 to the nearest ten dollars
d. $127.56 to the nearest hundred dollars
YOU TRY
13a. Write as a decimal: Twenty dollars and five cents __________________________
13b. Round $311.58 to the nearest dollar. __________________________
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