Problem-Solving Applications: Mixed Review
1-13Original Sale
Item
Price Price
Engine $11.95 $9.50
Freight Car $ 8.95 $7.69
Passenger Car $ 9.50 $8.55
Coal Car $ 7.75 $6.99
Caboose $10.29 $8.09Solve each problem and explain the method you used.
0 1. Moki and Meg set up a model railroad. The
engine of the train is 10.205 cm long. Write
10.205 in expanded form.0 2. The caboose is 9.826 cm long. How long is
it to the nearest hundredth of a centimeter?
to the nearest tenth of a centimeter?0 3. Fred connects three freight cars. The red car is
12.64 cm long, the blue car is 12.4 cm long, and the
steel-colored car is 12.6 cm long. Write the lengths in
order from longest to shortest.0 4. Marva puts together three sections of railroad
track that are 20.5 cm, 22 cm, and 9.75 cm long.
How long is the section of track that Marva creates?0 5. A coal car is 3.87 cm tall. A refrigerator car is
5.02 cm tall. Which car is taller? by how much?0 6. Bud buys two miniature buildings for his train set.
A railroad station costs $15.95 and a gas station costs
$1.19 less. How much does the gas station cost?0 7. Loretta buys a set of miniature trees that costs $8.59.
How much change does she receive from a $20 bill?Use the table for problems 8–10.
0 8. Jackson bought a freight car and
a coal car at the sale. How much
money did he save?0 9. On which type of car do buyers save
the most money during this sale?- Lea buys a caboose, a passenger
car, and an engine on sale. Does
she spend more than $26.00?
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