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Activity 38
Evaluate each of the following:
(a) 7.9 × 0.8
(b) 82.3 × 40
(c) 7.20 ÷ 0.8
(d) 62.30 ÷ 40
Answer
(a) 7.9 × 0.8 = 6.32
(multiply by 8 then shift the digits one place to the right).
(b) 82.3 × 40 = 3292
(multiply by 4 then shift the digits one place to the left).
(c)
(d)
Activity 39
Use your answer to Activity 38 above to evaluate the following.
(a) Special cheese is £7.90 per kilo. How much does 0.8 kilos cost?
(b) Petrol is 82.3p per litre. How much does 40 litres cost?
(c) The till receipt showed the cheese cost £7.20, and you bought 0.8 kilos. How much was it per kilo?
(d) The bill was £62.30 for 40 small children’s party hats. How much were they each? Was there an error in the bill or a discount?
Answer
(a) 0.8 kilos of cheese costs 0.8 × £7.90 = £6.32.
(b) 40 litres of petrol costs 40 × 82.3p = 3292p = £32.92.
(c) The cheese costs £7.20 ÷ 0.8 = £9 per kilo.
(d) Each hat costs £62.30 ÷ 40 = £1.5575 each, but they must be a whole number of pence each so only two decimal places are meaningful. Hence there was either an error or some discount.