Mixed Two Step Decimal Problem Solving

Solve the following word problem: A store sells a shirt for $25.50 and a pair of jeans for $39.75. If a customer buys 2 shirts and 3 pairs of jeans, how much will the customer pay in total?

• $105.75

• $215.50

• $50.25

• $170.25

Solve the following word problem: A recipe requires 0.75 cups of sugar and 0.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how much sugar and flour will you need in total?

• You will need 3 cups of sugar and 2 cups of flour in total.

• You will need 0.25 cups of sugar and 0.5 cups of flour in total.

• You will need 1.5 cups of sugar and 1 cup of flour in total.

• You will need 2 cups of sugar and 3 cups of flour in total.

Solve the following word problem: A car travels 45.25 miles in 2.5 hours. What is the average speed of the car in miles per hour?

• 18.1

• 36.2

• 22.75

• 9.5

Solve the following word problem: A bookshelf has 3.75 feet of space available. If each book takes up 0.25 feet of space, how many books can fit on the bookshelf?

• 25

• 10

• 20

• 15

Solve the following word problem: A bag of marbles weighs 0.6 pounds. If there are 5 bags of marbles, what is the total weight of the marbles?

• 2.4 pounds

• 1.5 pounds

• 0.3 pounds

• 3 pounds

Solve the following word problem: A tank can hold 8.5 gallons of water. If the tank is currently filled with 3.25 gallons of water, how much more water can it hold?

• 6.5 gallons

• 2.75 gallons

• 10.25 gallons

• 5.25 gallons

Solve the following word problem: A recipe calls for 1.5 teaspoons of salt and 0.75 teaspoons of pepper. If you want to make 2 batches of the recipe, how much salt and pepper will you need in total?

• 3 teaspoons of salt and 1.5 teaspoons of pepper

• 2 teaspoons of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper.

• 1.5 teaspoons of salt and 0.75 teaspoons of pepper.

• 4 teaspoons of salt and 1.5 teaspoons of pepper.

Solve the following word problem: A train travels at a speed of 55.75 miles per hour. If the train travels for 3.5 hours, how far does it travel in total?

• 194.125

• 3.5

• 55.75

• 193.75

Solve the following word problem: A box contains 12.5 pounds of apples. If each apple weighs 0.4 pounds, how many apples are in the box?

• 31

• 10

• 15

• 25

Solve the following word problem: A swimming pool can hold 1500.25 gallons of water. If the pool is currently filled with 1200.75 gallons of water, how much more water can it hold?

• 299.5 gallons

• 600.75 gallons

• 399.5 gallons

• 100.25 gallons