Problem-solving with decimals in context

Maths

Calculating with whole numbers and decimals

To visit his grandmother, Leon takes a train 6.37 km and a car 5.45 km. How many kilometres is his journey in total?

Micah's sports car can travel at 196.7 mph. How far can he travel in 3 hours?

The temperature in the classroom was 21.8 °C. Sofia left the door open and the temperature dropped by 3.7 °C. What was the temperature now?

Sarah was 88.49 cm tall when she was 3 years old. By the time she was 18, Sarah had grown a further 83.91 cm. How tall was she when she was 18?

Long-haired Lucy decided it was time for a new haircut. She went to the hairdressers with hair 74.2 cm long. When she left it was 21.6 cm long. How much had the hairdressers taken off?

Doubling, doubling again and then doubling again

1.99 x 2 (double) and then the answer x 2 (double)

At the supermarket it costs £1.99 for one pack of berries.  Which equation could I use to find out how much 6 packets were?

Problem-solving with decimals in context

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