4th Grade Math

Fractions, decimals, and geometric concepts for fourth grade students.

Practical Applications

Decimals and Money

Why Are Decimals Important for Money?

Money is often written with decimals to show dollars and cents. For example, $2.50 means 2 dollars and 50 cents.

  • Counting change uses decimals.
  • Adding and subtracting prices at a store uses decimals.

Decimals make handling money clear and easy!

Examples

  • Buying a snack for $1.25 and a drink for $0.75 is $2.00 total.

  • Comparing prices: $3.90 is less than $4.10.