Decimal Operation Word Problems

A store is shipping 24 birdhouses to a park. The total weight of the shipment was 102.18 pounds. How much does each birdhouse weigh?

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Every week Joshua runs 2.1 miles on Monday, 3.1 miles on Wednesday, 4.05 miles on Thursday, and 2.65 miles on Friday. How many total miles will he run in a week?

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Richard brought 2.48 pounds of almonds and 1.9 pounds of walnuts. How many more pounds of almonds does he have than walnuts?

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Stephen ran a 100 meter race in 35.6 seconds. Nathan ran the same race in 36.72 seconds. How much faster was Stephen than Nathan?

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Jerry bought 6.95 lbs. of cherry and lime jelly beans for his birthday party. If 1.75 lbs. were cherry flavor, how many pounds were lime flavor?

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Gene was comparing two different brands of donuts. Brand A had 18 donuts for $5.22 and Brand B had 24 donuts for $6. Which Brand is the better deal?

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The trail is divided into three sections. The first section is 7.2 miles, the second section is 4.28 miles, and the third section is 2.03 miles. How long is the trail?

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Adam bought 4.8 lbs of cherry and lime jelly beans for his birthday party. If 2.3 lbs were cherry flavor, how many pounds were lime flavor?

• 2.3 lbs

• 2.5 lbs

• 4.8 lbs

• None of the above

Mike was training for a marathon. On his first day he ran 3.71 kilometers. On the second day he ran 1.4 kilometers. How far did he run altogether?

• 3.11 kilometers

• 5.11 kilometers

• 4.71 kilometers

• 5.11 kilometers

Paul was weighing the amount of candy he received for Halloween. If he received 5.49 kg and his brother received 9.7 kg, how much candy did they get all together?

• 15.19 kg

• 10.49 kg

• 14.19 kg

• 15.09 kg