Decimal Operation Word Problems

Vanessa downloaded two apps which were 17.73 kb total. If one app was 8.63 kb, how big was the other app?

• 26.36 kb

• 9.1 kb

• 9.3 kb

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

• $23

• $22

• $25

• $30

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

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

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

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?

• 5.2

• 8.7

• 9.7

• 5.02

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

If gas costs $2.35 a gallon, and it takes 16.3 gallons to fill Mr. Kaiser's tank, how much will it take to fill the tank?

• $38.36

• $38.31

• $16.91

• $33.95

Jackie earns $8.95 per hour.  This week she worked 7.5 hours.  How much did she earn this week?

• $67.125

• $67.12

• $67.13

• $68.00