Chapter 11: Solving Word-Problems in Decimals

One wooden plank is 2.53cm thick.

If there are 8 wooden planks being stacked on top of the other.

What is the total height of the 8 planks?

• The total height of 8 planks was 20.24 cm

• The total height of 8 planks was 0.32 cm

1 fish tank contained 26.47 litre of water.

How much water did 3 such fish tanks contain?

• 3 such fish tanks contain 8.82 litre of water

• 3 such fish tanks contain 79.41 litre of water

Hajah Fatimah bought 4 similar blouses.

She spent a total of $67.

How much does each blouse cost?

• Each blouse cost $268

• Each blouse costs $16.75

Sarah saved $9.20 in January.

She saved 4 times as much money in February than in January.

How much did she save in February?

• She saved $36.80 in February

• She saved $2.30 in February

Harlina bought 15.4m of cloth to sew 7 identical cushion covers.

How much cloth did Harlina use for each cushion cover?

• Harlina used 107.8 m of cloth for each cushion cover

• Harlina used 2.2 m of cloth for each cushion cover