Mathematical Reasoning

Lesson 1: Review of Decimals: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication

Weekly Focus: whole numbers

and decimals
LESSON 1: REVIEW OF DECIMALS: ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION
Weekly Skill: place value, add,
subtract, multiply

Lesson Summary: In the warm up, students will solve a word problem. In Activity 1, they will do a
matching activity to review vocabulary. In Activity 2, they will review place value for decimals with a
worksheet in class and another for homework. In Activity 3, they will practice word problems from the
pages in the workbook. In Activity 4, they will practice multiplication of decimals. Activity 5 is an
application activity. Estimated time for the lesson is 2 hours.

Materials Needed for Lesson 1:

 Mathematical Reasoning Test Preparation for the 2014 GED Test Workbook by Steck-Vaughn,
pages 22-23
 Place Value Video (about 4 minutes)
 Worksheet 1.1 Ordering Decimals Visually (attached)
 Worksheet 1.2 Ordering Decimals (attached)
 Multiplying Decimals Video (about 4 minutes)
 Worksheet 1.3 Multiplying Decimals (attached)
 Graph Paper
 Exit Ticket (attached)

Objectives: Students will be able to:

 Practice addition and subtraction of decimals
 Understand and explain math vocabulary about computation words
 Compare and place decimals on a number line
 Multiply decimals
 Solve and graph a word problem with decimals

ACES Skills Addressed: N, CT, LS

CCRS Mathematical Practices Addressed: Building Solution Pathways, Mathematical Fluency
Levels of Knowing Math Addressed: Intuitive, Abstract, and Application

Notes:
You can add more examples if you feel students need them before they work. Any ideas that concretely
relates to their lives make good examples.

For more practice as a class, feel free to choose some of the easier problems from the worksheets to do
together. The “easier” problems are not necessarily at the beginning of each worksheet. Also, you may
decide to have students complete only part of the worksheets in class and assign the rest as homework or
extra practice.

The GED Math test is 115 minutes long and includes approximately 46 questions. The questions have a focus
on quantitative problem solving (45%) and algebraic problem solving (55%).

Students must be able to understand math concepts and apply them to new situations, use logical
reasoning to explain their answers, evaluate and further the reasoning of others, represent real world
problems algebraically and visually, and manipulate and solve algebraic expressions.

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This computer-based test includes questions that may be multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, choosing from a
drop-down menu, or dragging-and-dropping the response from one place to another.

The purpose of the GED test is to provide students with the skills necessary to either further their education or
be ready for the demands of today’s careers.

Activities:

Warm-up: Solve the decimal problem Time: 10 Minutes

Write on the board: You buy the following grocery items this week: one lb. of butter for
$2.59, three lbs. of potatoes for $1.49, one 14 oz. box of cereal for $3.79, and one loaf of
bread for $2.29. (No calculator)

Basic Questions:
What is the cost of the four items? ($10.16)
What is the difference in cost between the butter and the potatoes? ($1.10)

Extension Questions:
If you buy ½ a pound of butter, how many ounces will you get? (8 oz.)
If you pay 7% in taxes, what will your total bill be? ($10.87)

Activity 1: Vocabulary Time: 5-10 Minutes

This activity can be projected on the board and done as a whole class. Have students
volunteer to write answers. Also note that one extra choice is given that will not be used to
make the activity a little more challenging.

You may also choose to print out the page for students to have AFTER completing the
whole-class exercise.

Answers:
1C, 2B, 3D, 4F, 5G, 6A

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1. Finding the sum is___ a. The value of a digit in

a certain place in a
2. Finding the number
difference is ______
b. Subtracting numbers

3. Finding the quotient c. Adding numbers

is _____
d. Dividing numbers
4. Finding the product
is ________ e. Numbers between
negative 100 and
5. Whole Numbers are positive 100
_____
f. Multiplying numbers
6. Place Value means
______ g. Positive numbers
written with digits 0
through 9

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Activity 2: Place Value Review Time: 20-25 Minutes

1. Write the following number on the board: 876,543.219. Ask the students questions about place
value such as: What digit is in the hundreds place? ten thousands place? etc.

2. Watch Place Value Video (4 minutes).

3. Do Worksheet 1.1 Ordering Decimals Visually (10 minutes). Then, write a number line on the
board from 0 to 1. Mark the halfway point. Choose a few of the questions from the worksheet
and have students put the numbers at the appropriate place on the line.

*Print copies of Worksheet 1.1 directly from the computer. The shading gets lost when
making copies of copies.

4. Give Worksheet 1.2 Ordering Decimals for homework. Do two problems together and then
assign the rest as homework.
Teacher Tip: Have the students write in zeros as placeholders. This makes it easier to
compare so all the numbers look the same. In the example, you get 81.010, 82.000,
81.858, 81.860.

Activity 3: Decimals Place Value, Addition and Subtraction Practice Time: 15 Minutes

Have students work independently or in small groups to complete questions 1 – 9 in the

Steck-Vaughn workbook (pages 22-23). Circulate to help. Review any questions that
students found challenging.

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Name:
Worksheet 1.1 Ordering Decimals Visually
Ordering Decimal Visually
Put the boxes in order from least to greatest based on the shaded amount. An
Ex) A B C D Small 0.03 - A
0.15 - D Ex. A
0.6 - B
Large 0.9 - C 1. A
1) A B C D Small 0.09 - A
2. D
0.37 - D
0.47 - C
3. A
Large 0.6 - B
2) A B C D Small 0.03 - D 4. A
0.1 - A
0.6 - C 5. A
Large 0.74 -B
3) A B C D Small 0.07 - A 6. A
0.6 - D
0.8 - C 7. B
Large 0.90 - B
8. B
4) A B C D Small 0.01 - A
0.3 - D
0.36 - B
Large 0.7 - C
5) A B C D Small 0.02 - A
0.7 - B
0.91 - D
Large 0.94 - C
6) A B C D Small 0.08 - A
0.3 - C
0.6 - B
Large 0.9 -D
7) A B C D Small 0.10 - B
0.4 - A
0.6 - D
Large 0.92 - C
8) A B C D Small 0.04 - B
0.06 - A
0.57 - C
Large 0.7 - D

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Worksheet 1.2 Ordering Decimals

Ordering Decimal Numbers Name:
Order the numbers from least to greatest.
Ex) A. 81.01 1) A. 91.855 2) A. 7
B. 82 B. 91.18 B. 7.8
C. 81.858 C. 91.8 C. 7.463
D. 81.86 D. 91.562 D. 7.3

3) A. 10.954 4) A. 5.222 5) A. 11.6

B. 11 B. 5.806 B. 11.895
C. 10.663 C. 6 C. 11.783
D. 10.379 D. 5.81 D. 11.387

6) A. 3.2 7) A. 8.5 8) A. 94.6

B. 3.562 B. 8.4 B. 95
C. 4 C. 8.524 C. 94.78
D. 3.6 D. 8.261 D. 94.246

9) A. 48 10) A. 4.609 11) A. 30.743

B. 48.22 B. 4.727 B. 30.4
C. 48.41 C. 5 C. 30.565
D. 48.916 D. 4.573 D. 30.333

12) A. 26.386 13) A. 23.375 14) A. 2.471

B. 26.277 B. 23.32 B. 2.39
C. 26.78 C. 23.25 C. 2.394
D. 26.624 D. 23.368 D. 2.4

Example
15) A .Answer
4 . 9 1 is: A, C, D, B 16) A. 67.462 17) A. 1.773
B. 4.489 B. 68 B. 2
C. 4.33 C. 67.907 C. 1.21
D. 4.8 D. 67.49 D. 1.16

18) A. 56.23 19) A. 6.441 20) A. 1.3

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B. 56 B. 6.952 B. 1.988
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Key 1.2 Ordering Decimals Answers
Answers

Ex. A,C,D,B

1. B,D,C,A

2. A,D,C,B

3. D,C,A,B

4. A,B,D,C

5. D,A,C,B

6. A,B,D,C

7. D,B,A,C

8. D,A,C,B

9. A,B,C,D

10. D,A,B,C

11. D,B,C,A

12. B,A,D,C

13. C,B,D,A

14. B,C,D,A

15. C,B,D,A

16. A,D,C,B

17. D,C,A,B

D.
B,D,C,A
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Activity 4: Decimals Multiplication Time: 30 Minutes

1) Write on the board
Example A: What is one quarter of $8? Have the students tell you the answer. Ask the students
what 1quarter is in decimal form. Then write the problem in words and explain as you go along.
Say “1 quarter of 8 is 2” and write 0.25 × 8 = 2. Then do computation the traditional way of 0.25
x 8 = 2.00 and ask how you know where the decimal point goes. They should say you move it
over twice from the right since there are two decimal places total. The idea here is to connect
the computation and moving the point to a question and answer for which they already know
the answer.

Example B: Repeat for What is one half of $1.50? If students need help thinking of the answer,
give them clues like asking what half of $1 is and half of $0.50. Then write as computation: 0.5 x
1.50 and have them help you solve.

2) Show Multiplying Decimals Video on why multiplying decimals less than 1 gives a smaller
number (about 3 minutes).

3) Start Worksheet 1.3 Multiplying Decimals. Have students begin with problems 11 and 12
first; then, move to problems 1-10. Assign the rest for homework.

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Activity 5 Application: Graph Gas Usage Time: 20 Minutes

1) Ask students what the price of one gallon of gas is currently. Make a T-chart with X as the
number of gallons and Y as the price.

X= number of gallons Y= cost

10

15

20

25

30

Together figure out the cost of purchasing 5 gallons. Write the information in the table with
the number of gallons in the X column and the cost in the Y column.

2) Hand out Graph Paper. Have students compute and fill out the table for the cost of 10,
15, 20, and 30 gallons. Then have students make a line graph of the cost of gas. (Note:
you may need to walk students through creating this line graph.)

3) Extension or Alternative Activity: If students know how many gallons of gas they
themselves use, have them graph it for one, two, three and four weeks. Then extend
computation to one year.

Exit Ticket Time: 5 Minutes

Minnesota sometimes has snow on the ground for 6 months out of a year. What portion of a
year is this? Write a multiplication equation (a number sentence) with decimals to show how
to solve this problem. (See the Handout for students below).
Answer: 0.5 x 12 = 6

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Multiplying with Decimals Name:

Worksheet Lesson 1.3 Multiplying Decimals
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 63.9 2) 44.84 3) 88.6
! 7.0 ! 9.84 ! 5.01 1. 447.30
0 17936 886
+ 44730 358720 0 2. 441.2256
447.30 + 4035600 + 443000
441.2256 443.886 3. 443.886

4. 205.920

5. 154.825
4) 39.6 5) 28.15 6) 14.36
! 5.20 ! 5.5 ! 4.9 6. 70.364
0 14075 12924
7920 + 140750 + 57440 7. 131.3312
+ 198000 154.825 70.364
205.920 8. 126.820

9. 142.128

10. 224.28
7) 63.14 8) 18.65 9) 16.92
! 2.08 ! 6.8 ! 8.4 11. 23.01
50512 14920 6768
0 + 111900 + 135360 12. 34.72
+ 1262800 126.820 142.128
131.3312

10) 80.1 11) 5.9 12) 5.6

! 2.8 ! 3.9 ! 6.2
6408 531 112
+ 16020 + 1770 + 3360
224.28 23.01 34.72

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Worksheet Lesson 1.3 Multiplying Decimals Answers

Multiplying with Decimals Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 63.9 2) 44.84 3) 88.6
! 7.0 ! 9.84 ! 5.01 1. 447.30
0 17936 886
+ 44730 358720 0 2. 441.2256
447.30 + 4035600 + 443000
441.2256 443.886 3. 443.886

4. 205.920

5. 154.825
4) 39.6 5) 28.15 6) 14.36
! 5.20 ! 5.5 ! 4.9 6. 70.364
0 14075 12924
7920 + 140750 + 57440 7. 131.3312
+ 198000 154.825 70.364
205.920 8. 126.820

9. 142.128

10. 224.28
7) 63.14 8) 18.65 9) 16.92
! 2.08 ! 6.8 ! 8.4 11. 23.01
50512 14920 6768
0 + 111900 + 135360 12. 34.72
+ 1262800 126.820 142.128
131.3312

10) 80.1 11) 5.9 12) 5.6

! 2.8 ! 3.9 ! 6.2
6408 531 112
+ 16020 + 1770 + 3360
224.28 23.01 34.72

1-10 92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
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Exit Ticket
Minnesota sometimes has snow on the ground for 6 months out of a year. What portion of a
year is this? Write a multiplication equation (a number sentence) with decimals to show how
to solve this problem.

Exit Ticket
Minnesota sometimes has snow on the ground for 6 months out of a year. What portion of a
year is this? Write a multiplication equation (a number sentence) with decimals to show how
to solve this problem.

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