5th Grade Decimal Word Problem Practice

Suzy bought 2 pounds of grapes for $2.49 per pound and 3 muffins for $0.75 per muffin.  How much did she pay for the grapes and the muffins?

• $3.24

• $7.23
• $6.48
• $10.72

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Below is the length of three running trails at three parks.

The trail at Lakewood Park is 9.84 miles.

The trail at Kiest Park is 6.7 miles

The trail at Springfield Park is 13.09 miles.

What is the difference between the length of Springfield Park and Lakewood Park?

• 6.75 miles

• 3.25 miles

• 29.63 miles

• 7.65 miles

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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 get altogether?

• 12.3 cm
• 3.8 years
• 12.32 cm
• 12.32 years

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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

Isabelle had $73.85. She wants to divide this amount evenly between herself and four of her friends. How much should each person get?

• $12.37
• $17.37
• $14.77
• $15.47

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Dorian paid $15.95 and $6.50 for two books. About how much money did he pay for the books?

• $23

• $22

• $25

• $30

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Every week Joshua runs 2.1 miles on Monday, 3.1 miles on Wednesday, 4.05 miles on Thursday, and 2.65 miles on Friday. How many total miles will he run in a week?

• 11.2

• 11.9

• 19.1

• 12.6

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Stephen ran a 100 meter race in 35.6 seconds. Nathan ran the same race in 36.72 seconds. How much faster was Stephen than Nathan?

• 12.2 seconds

• 1.22 seconds

• 2.12 seconds

• 1.12 seconds

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Ms. Chaney had $565.26 in her bank account. She spent $78.95 at TJ Maxx. Estimate how much money Ms. Chaney has left in her bank account.

• 486.31

• $500

• $490

• $480

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

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