Decimal Word Problems

John bought 3.25 meters of red fabric and 2.75 meters of blue fabric for his project. How much fabric did he buy in total?

• 5.00 meters

• 6.00 meters

• 5.50 meters

• 6.25 meters

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

A baker used 4.5 cups of flour in the morning and 3.25 cups in the afternoon. How much more flour did the baker use in the morning than in the afternoon?

• 1.75 cups

• 1.25 cups

• 7.75 cups

• 0.75 cups

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

A rectangle has a length of 5.8 meters and a width of 3.2 meters. What is the area of the rectangle?

• 18.56 square meters

• 9.0 square meters

• 15.6 square meters

• 8.56 square meters

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A container holds 2.5 liters of water. If 0.75 liters of water is poured out, how much water is left in the container?

• 1.75 liters

• 2.25 liters

• 1.25 liters

• 3.25 liters

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

If a car travels 120.5 kilometers in 1.5 hours, what is the average speed of the car in kilometers per hour?

• 80.33 km/h

• 60.25 km/h

• 80.00 km/h

• 90.75 km/h

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

If a piece of wire is 9.6 meters long and is cut into 4 equal pieces, how long is each piece?

• 2.4 meters

• 3.2 meters

• 2.2 meters

• 4.8 meters

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A recipe calls for 2.25 cups of flour and 1.5 cups of sugar. If the amount of flour is doubled, how much flour is needed?

• 4.5 cups

• 3.75 cups

• 5.25 cups

• 4.00 cups

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Riley has started a babysitting business. She charges $3.85 per hour. If she works 8 hours a week, how many dollars does she earn for the week?

• $30.80
• $3.08
• $308.80
• $40.80

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Ms. Canipe buys about 14.4 gallons of gas every week. How many gallons of gas does she buy in a 6 weeks?

• 8.64 gallons
• 864.4 gallons
• 864 gallons
• 86.4 gallons

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Mrs. Kearns bought 1.5 pounds of ground beef from Kroger. She paid a total of $6.75 for the ground beef. What was the price per pound? 

• $0.22
• $2.22
• $0.32
• $2.32

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2