Decimal Word Problems

Jerry bought 6.95 lbs. of cherry and lime jelly beans for his birthday party. If 1.75 lbs. were cherry flavor, how many pounds were lime flavor?

• 5.2 lbs.

• 8.7 lbs.

• 9.7 lbs.

• 5.02 lbs.

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Paige was measuring how much taller she got over two years. In the first year she grew 4.62 cm. In the second year she grew 7.7 cm. How much taller did she grow over the two years?

• 12.3 cm

• 3.8 years

• 12.32 cm

• 12.32 years

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Nancy was buying food for her birthday party. She bought a 52.93 oz bag of barbeque chips and a 79.6 oz bag of regular chips. How many ounces did she buy all together?

• 132.53 ounces

• 33.33 ounces

• 26.77 bags

• 60.89 ounces

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

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. What was the total amount of rain for the two cities?

• 13.54 inches

• 6.06 inches

• 7 days

• 13.54 rains

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Ned and Sarah were running a relay race. The race was 22.01 kilometers total. If Ned ran 9.41 kilometers how far did Sarah run?

• 12.6 km
• 31.42 km
• 12.6 runs
• 31.42 Sarahs

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

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

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Jenna ran 3.2 miles. Carter ran 1.44 miles. How much farther did Jenna run? 

• 1.56 miles 
• 2.24 miles 
• 1.84 miles 
• 1.76 miles 

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Katie lives 1.34 miles from school. She biked .75 miles, but then her bike tire went flat, so she had to walk the rest of the way. How far did Katie walk? 

• 1.005 miles 
• 2.09 miles 
• .59 miles 
• 1.79 miles 

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Shelly paid for a $7.59 paperback book with a $10 dollar bill. How much change did she get back?

• $17.59
• $3.41
• $3
• $2.41

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Lori had $25 to spend at the amusement park.  Her admission ticket cost $17.95.  How much money does she have left for food and souvenirs?

• 7.05
• 17.7
• 42.95
• 43.95

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3