Decimals Word Problems

A weatherman was measuring the amount of rain two cities received over a week. City A received 3.74 inches while City B received 9.8 inches. How much rain did they get total?

• 13.54 inches
• 6.06 inches
• 7 days
• 13.54 rains

During a science experiment, Mary found the mass of two rocks to be 41.4 grams and 74.3 grams. What is the total mass of these two rocks?

• 115.7 rocks
• 32.9 rocks
• 115.7 grams
• 32.9 grams

Emily bought the following amounts of fruit at a fruit stand:
0.75 pounds of grapes
0.5 pounds of bananas
1.25 pounds of apples

How much did her fruit weigh altogether?

• 0.25 pounds
• 2.05 pounds
• 2.50 pounds
• 25.0 pounds

The Bell family traveled and drove 10.9 hours; then 8.6 hours; then 12.4 hours. What is the sum?

• 31.9 hours

• 30 hours

• 31 miles

• 31.8 hours

Vanessa downloaded two apps which were 17.73 kb total. If one app was 8.63 kb, how big was the other app?

• 26.36 kb
• 9.1 kb
• 9.3 kb

John ate a snack with 80.79 total calories. If the chips he ate were 43.39 calories, how many calories were in the rest of his snack?

• 124.08 calories
• 124.08 chips
• 37.4 chips
• 37.4 calories

Steven gives $5.29 to Margaret. If Steven started with $87.91, how much money does he have left?

• $82.57
• $82.62
• $83.57
• $62.82

Nathan and his uncle paid $9.50 for tickets to a bike race.  They bought one adult's ticket and one child's ticket.  The adult's ticket cost $5.75.  What was the cost of Nathan's ticket?

• 3.75
• $2.95
• $3.75
• $3.50

A stack of 4 identical books measures 6.28 inches high.  What is the height of 30 of these books?

• 1.57 inches
• 4.71 inches
• 15.7 inches
• 47.1 inches

Billy buys 4 chairs at a cost of $27.90 each and 2 tables at a cost of $37.95 each.  Find the cost of the chairs and tables.

• $111.60
• $187.50
• $75.90
• $167.40