Multi-Step Decimal Word Problems

Charlie had $50 to spend on gifts. He spent $8.99 on a gift for his aunt, $9.21 on a gift for his uncle, and $17.63 on a gift for his parents. About how much money does Charlie have left to spend on gifts?

• $19

• $14

• $5

• $9

Carol wants to purchase back to school supplies. She buys 3 notebooks for $1.99 each, 4 pens for $1.23 each, and 5 folders for $0.21 each. If she pays for her items with a $20 bill, how much change will she get back?

• $9.83

• $8.06

• $11.94

• $10.89

John's catering company provided food, drinks, and service for a party. There were two hundred seven guests. John charged $27.00 per guest for food and $10.00 per guest for drinks. He also charges $130.00 as a security deposit for the event.  What was John's total bill for the catering event?

• $2,070.00

• $7,659.00

• $7,789.00

• $5,589.00

Suzy bought 2 pounds of grapes for $2.49 per pound and 3 muffins for $0.75 per muffin.  How much did she pay for the grapes and the muffins?

• $3.24

• $7.23

• $6.48

• $10.72

Michelle buys 3 packs of gum for $0.48 per pack, and 4 candy bars for $0.73 per bar. How much money does Michelle spend on the gum and candy bars?

• $4.36

• $4.51

• $8.21

• $8.47

Kelly has $20. She spends $2.15 on a Slurpee and $6.58 on candy. How much money does Kelly have left?

• $28.73

• $11.27

• $17.85

• $13.42

15 How many inches were cut?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Paul runs a small farm. After the last harvest, he weighed the amount of squash he collected. He had 42.2 total pounds of green and yellow squash. If yellow squash made up 1/5 of the harvest by weight, how many pounds of green squash did he have?

Write your answer as a whole number, decimal, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

Luther owns a farm where he grows red and green tomatoes. He sells both types of tomatoes for $1.70 per pound. One customer bought 10.6 pounds of red tomatoes and 8.3 pounds of green tomatoes. How much money did Luther earn in all from that sale?

11 How much longer did Lois play than Souzi?

• A

• B

• C

• D