STAAR Decimal Word Problems

Dorian paid $15.95 and $6.50 for two books. About how much money did he pay for the books?

• $23
• $22
• $25
• $30

Paulette has 4 dogs. The smallest dog has a mass of 16.87 kilograms, and the largest dog has a mass of 20 kilograms. What is the difference between the masses of the smallest and largest dogs? 

• 4.13 kg
• 3.13 kg
• 5.13 kg
• 35.87 kg

Kaci had $100 to spend for school clothes. She bought a skirt for $33.76, two shirts for $10.15 each, and a pair of shoes for $23.55. She spent the rest of the money for a belt. About how much money did Kaci's belt cost?

• $42
• $22
• $32
• $52

Morgan wants to cut a straight board into 6 equal pieces. The board is 75.96 inches long. How long should Morgan cut each piece?

• 12.6 inches
• 12.66 inches
• 12.77 inches
• 13.16 inches

Leslie purchased 4.5 pounds of grass seed. The grass seed cost $1.22 per pound. How much did Leslie spend on grass seed?

• $5.40
• $5.49
• $4.90
• $4.88

The total cost of Anna’s lunch was $3.75, including tax. If she gave the cashier $5.00, how much change did she receive?

• $2.75
• $1.25

Haley and her 4 friends decide to go out to dinner at Applebee's. The bill for their table came to $65.30. If they want to split the bill evenly between them, how much will each person pay?

• $18.10
• $16.33
• $20.13
• $13.06

Kaitlyn loves to roller skate. Since she skates so much, she decided to buy her own skates. She looked at several stores and found a pair she liked for $74.79. She has $193.42 in her savings account. If she takes out the money to buy the skates, how much money will be left in her savings account?

• $268.21
• $118.63
• $124.65
• $256.86

Jacob bought 5 bottles of orange juice at a market. Each bottle cost $2.43. How much did the orange juice cost all together?

• $7.43
• $10.05
• $12.15
• $20.05

Daniel had $6.78. His grandmother gave him $3.14. How much money does Daniel have now?

• $9.92
• $9.82
• $3.64
• $9.90