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Headline Story

Decimals, #9

Grade 5

Headline Story

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Introduction

Read the Headline Story to the students. Encourage them to think of creative ways to answer the question.

Headline Story

Today only!
10% off all books!
Limit: 5 books per person

Before the sale, all books were marked $3.98, $2.69, or $1.79. What might people spend at the store today?

Possible student responses

The most someone could spend is $17.90.
The least someone could spend is $8.05, or $8.06, depending on rounding.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF Grant No. DRL-1934161 (Think Math+C), NSF Grant No. DRL-1741792 (Math+C), and NSF Grant No. ESI-0099093 (Think Math).

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