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What you'll learn to do: Use various operations to solve applications involving decimals<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13054\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"A<\/a> How many candy bars can Greg buy with the change in his piggy bank?[\/caption]\r\n\r\nGreg is hosting a movie night for his friends, and he's buying candy to share. Candy bars cost $0.79 each, and Greg plans to buy as many as possible with the change from\u00a0his piggy bank. If he has\u00a0$5.53, how many candy bars can he buy? To maximize his candy-buying power, Greg will need to use mathematical operations on decimals. In this section, you'll learn\u00a0how to perform familiar operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division when working with decimals.\r\n\r\nBefore you get started, take this readiness quiz.\r\n
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What you’ll learn to do: Use various operations to solve applications involving decimals<\/h2>\n
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How many candy bars can Greg buy with the change in his piggy bank?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Greg is hosting a movie night for his friends, and he’s buying candy to share. Candy bars cost $0.79 each, and Greg plans to buy as many as possible with the change from\u00a0his piggy bank. If he has\u00a0$5.53, how many candy bars can he buy? To maximize his candy-buying power, Greg will need to use mathematical operations on decimals. In this section, you’ll learn\u00a0how to perform familiar operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division when working with decimals.<\/p>\n

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.<\/p>\n

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readiness quiz<\/h3>\n

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