All Operations With Decimals Word Problems

While at the grocery store, Mrs. Martin noticed that there were two different sized bottles of hot sauce, one was 16.9 ounces and the other 32.55 ounces. What is the difference in weight of the two bottles of hot sauce? WHICH OPERATION WOULD YOU USE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

Billy bought 3.5 pieces of wood to build a bird feeder. Each piece of wood cost $1.50. How much did Billy spend on wood for his bird feeder?

WHICH OPERATION WOULD YOU USE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

Violet stopped at 5 Guys and bought a bacon cheeseburger for $6.99, Cajun fries for $2.49, and a milkshake for $1.99. How much did Violet spend on lunch?

WHICH OPERATION WOULD YOU USE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

• Multiplication

• Division

• Subtraction

• Addition

Bill paid $32.50 for 4 fishing rods.

How much did Bill pay per fishing rod?

WHICH OPERATION WOULD YOU USE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

How much did her fruit weigh altogether?

• 0.25 pounds

• 2.05 pounds

• 2.5 pounds

• 25.0 pounds

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

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?

• 11.2

• 11.9

• 19.1

• 12.6

June has 1.32 pounds of candy. She wants to share it equally with herself and 3 friends. how much candy will each person receive? 

• 0.33

• 0.44

• 3.96

• 5.28

One pound of strawberries cost $4.26. Anna buys 5 pounds of strawberries. How much will the strawberries cost?

• $2,130

• $21.30

• $21.03

• None of the above

A weatherman was measuring the amount of rain two cities received over a week. City A received 3.74 inches while City B received 9.8 inches. What was the total amount of rain for the two cities?

• 13.54 inches

• 6.06 inches

• 7 days

• 13.54 rains