Operations on Decimals Word Problems

It rained 0.72 cm on Monday. On Tuesday, it rained 0.34 cm less than on Monday. How much did it rain on Tuesday?

• 0.38

• 0.37

• 0.39

• 1.08

After buying some bananas for $64.90, Larry has $3.96 left. How much money did Larry have to begin with?

• $65.24
• $65.78
• $68.86
• $63.26

Tucker bought 2.78 kg of melon and 2.27 kg of cherries. How much fruit did he buy in all?

• 0.51 kg

• 5.15 kg

• 0.52 kg

• 5.05 kg

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

Mr Bennett buys about 14.4 L of petrol every week. How many litres of petrol does she buy in a 6 weeks?

• 8.64 L

• 864.4 L

• 864 L

• 86.4 L

It took Mr. Gray 1.6 hours to run the 13.2 km. What was his average speed? 

• 2.85 km/h

• 8.25 km/h

• 6.25 km/h

• 8.52 km/h

Sam bought 1.5 kg of mince from Coles. He paid a total of $16.80 for it. What was the price per kg? 

• $11.20

• $11.40

• $11.60

• $11.80

Walter pays ​$2.53 to ship a package that weighs 5.5 grams. Which is the cost to ship 1​ gram?

• $4.60

• $0.43

• 4.6 cents

• $0.46

If Sue spent $10.50 on grapes at Wollies and bought 3.05 kg, how much was each kg? (Hint: since we are talking about money, you need to round!)

• $3.43

• $3.44

• $3.45

• $3.46

Calculate
5.75÷0.25

• 0.23
• 2.3
• 2.03
• 23