Decimal Operation Word Problems

The price for walnuts at Mac's is $6.35 per pound. At Cash's, the price is $7.98 per pound. How much higher is the price at Cash's?

• $6.35 - $7.98 =

• $7.98 - $6.35 =

• $6.35 + $7.98 =

• $6.35 ( $7.98) =

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Jill and her 4 friends (5 friends in all) earned $33.95 collecting aluminum cans. They shared the earnings equally. How much money did each receive?

• 33.95 (4) =

• 33.95 ( 5) =

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Michael bought a shirt for $18.65. He gave the store clerk $20. How much should he get back?

• 20 - 18.65 =

• 20 + 18.65 =

• 18.65 - 20 =

• 18.65 ( 20) =

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Anna bought a hamburger for $5.79 and a milkshake for 3.99. How much did her meal cost?

• 5.79 - 3.99 =

• 5.79 ( 3.99) =

• 3.99 - 5.79 =

• 5.79 + 3.99 =

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Sarah bought 2.5 meters of fabric to make a patchwork quilt. If the fabric was on sale for $6.20 per meter, how much did Sarah spend?

• $15.50

• $155

• $15.65

• $1.55

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Helen had 4.82 m of string. She used 2.39 m of it to tie a package. How much string did she have left?

• 2.18 m

• 2.34 m

• 2.43 m

• 7.21 m

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Eli finds the product of 2.5 and 6.4. Jade finds the difference between 28 and 4.08. What is the sum of the two students' solutions?

• 8.08

• 15.92

• 32.92

• 39.92

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Tony earned $12.50 for mowing his neighbors lawn. Jason earned five times as much by painting his neighbors garage. Phil earned $7.55 less than Jason by chopping firewood for his neighbor. How much did Phil earn?

• $54.95

• $70.05

• $62.50

• $72.25

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Paige was measuring how much taller she got over two years. In the first year she grew 4.62 cm. In the second year she grew 7.7 cm. How much taller did she grow over the two years?

• 12.3 cm

• 3.8 years

• 12.32 cm

• 12.32 years

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Nancy was buying food for her birthday party. She bought a 52.93 oz bag of barbeque chips and a 79.6 oz bag of regular chips. How many ounces did she buy all together?

• 132.53 ounces

• 33.33 ounces

• 26.77 bags

• 60.89 ounces

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3