Decimals
Number class project
Number class project
You will use these skills in home budgeting, finance, money handling
You will be able to:
Transform a fraction in decimal
Understand the difference between decimal with finite and infinite numbers
Compare 2 decimals numbers
Round decimals to a place value
Part 1-
Using your fractions table from the previous week, convert each fraction into a decimal (simplified and unsimplified)
Using the value of our euros, create a new table with all notes and coins
Add a column for decimal value and write each currency in decimal form, use the standard 2 decimal places
Add all values together using the decimal column and list the answer in a total row.
Subtract all values together using the decimal column and list the answer in a total row.
Multiply all values together using the decimal column and list the answer in a total row.
Divide all values together using the decimal column and list the answer in a total row. Does the final answer have a finite end of decimal places? If so, divide further by 3. What about now?
Help for dividing decimals by hand - https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/decimals-dividing-animation.html
List all decimal values of each currency from largest to smallest.
Part 2 - Change
Scenario 1 - you buy a product for 25.95€ and you pay with a 20€ and 10€ note. How much change will you get?
Scenario 2 - you buy a product for 19.99€ and you pay with a 50€ note. How much change will you get?
Scenario 3 - you buy a product for 13.02€ and you pay with 4x 2€ and 6x 1€ coins. How much change will you get?
Create your own scenarios as above for the person sitting next to you to answer. Swap questions to answer.
Part 3 -
Vocabulary for the week. List the definitions of each word below and an example in your notebook:
Recurring
Infinite
Finite