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.MD.A.1

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.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.MD.C.5

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

John ate some snacks with a total of 80.79 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

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

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.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Joy drinks 4 bottles of water per day.  Each bottle contains 16.5 fluid ounces.  How many fluid ounces of water does she drink per day? 

• 66 fluid ounces
• 68 fluid ounces
• 660 fluid ounces
• 680 fluid ounces

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.MD.C.5

A group of four friends are going to see a movie. If one ticket costs $8.50, how much does it cost for everyone? 

• $34.50
• $44.00
• $34.00
• $44.50

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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.5.NBT.B.7

At the greenhouse, they have a watering can on sale for $13.79. The watering can is normally priced at $15. How much would someone save if they buy it on sale?

• $1.21

• $28.79

• $13.64

• $13.94

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Linda ran 8.2 kilometers on Monday, 9.34 kilometers on Tuesday, and 12.43 kilometers on Wednesday. How many kilometers did she run altogether on the three days?

• 29.97 kilometers

• 21.77 kilometers

• 20.63 kilometers

• 17.54 kilometers

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7