Sheet # 195/Mixed Fractions/Decimals
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Explain and Show Your Work
1) You buy gasoline for 99.9 cents per gallon. This price is 11 1/4 cents more than the dealer pays for a gallon. What is the price per gallon that the dealer pays?
2) A road sign read "San Francisco 55 1/2 miles." The speedometer of our car showed it to be 54.7 miles. How much difference was there in the two measurements?
3) The Browns have two cars. One car averages 23 1/2 miles per gallon of gas. The other car averages 27.25 miles per gallon. How many more miles per gallon does the second card average?
4) The machinist had a piece of 3.7 inches wide wood. She drilled 1 1/4-inch wide hole in it. How much of the piece remained after drilling the hole?
5) Last year's rainfall amounted to 23 1/4 inches. Already this year there has been a rainfall of 17.3 inches. How much more rain must fall this year in order to equal the amount of last year?
Answers to Sheet #195
1. 99.9 cents - 11.25 cents = 88.65 cents
2. 55.5 miles - 54.7 miles = .8 miles
3. 27.25 miles/gallon - 23.50 miles/gallon = 3.75 miles/gallon
4. 3.7 inches - 1.25 inches = 2.45 inches
5. 23.25 inches - 17.30 inches = 5.95 inches