Adding/Subtracting Decimals Word Problems

Lead has an atomic mass of 207.19

grams. Mercury has an atomic mass

of 200.6 grams. How much greater

is the atomic mass of Lead than

Mercury?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

During the 2006 Olympics a gymnast

received the following scores:

8.9, 9.2, 9.15, 9.05.

What is the sum of the gymnast’s

scores?

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

At the end of a very close 400m

race, the second place runner was

1.04 seconds behind the leader,

while the third-place runner was 1.5

seconds behind the leader. What is

the difference in time between the

second and third place runners?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Dallas, Texas has a record

low of 56o in the month of

July. Today’s temperature was

37.2o above the record low.

What is today’s temperature?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

At the summer baseball game, Annie

bought two candies for $0.78 each

and a bag of popcorn for $2.35.

How much did Annie spend at the

baseball game?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Mrs. Johnson was out running errands.

She left her house and traveled 9.8

miles to the grocery store, 6.5 miles

to the post office, and 4.12 miles

back home. How many miles did Mrs.

Johnson travel?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

The Jackson Jaguars scored an

average of 36.8 points per game.

Their rivals the Hometown Heroes have

an average points per game of 44.9.

What is the difference in their

averages?

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Sam’s little brother weighs 28.5 kg.

If Sam weighs 10.7 kg more than his

brother, how much does Sam weigh?

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7