Comparing Decimal Word Problems

Sally and Kim were making cookies. Sally put 0.4 cups of sugar in her cookies and Kim put 0.38 cups of sugar in her cookies. Who put more sugar in her cookies?

• Sally

• Kim

• Neither

Jim, Bob, and Jeff are running in a marathon. Jim runs 0.84 miles. Bob runs 0.48 miles. Jeff runs 0.8 miles. Who ran the farthest?

• Jim

• Bob

• Jeff

• None

Samantha and Grace are reading the same book. Samantha has read 0.6 of her book and Grace has read 0.60 of her book. Who has read the least amount of the book?

• Samantha

• Grace

• Neither

Steven, Mike, and David were running in a relay race. Steven ran 0.97 miles, Mike ran 0.9 miles and David ran 0.93 miles. Who ran the least amount of miles?

• Steven

• Mike

• David

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?

• $14.33

• $1.63

• $50.67

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

• 0.58

• 4.38

• 2.29

• 2.67

A container holds 2.5 litres of juice. If you pour out 1.2 litres, how much juice is left?

• 1.3 litres

• 1.4 litres

• 1.5 litres

What is the difference between 520.16 and 392.79?

• 127.37

• 128.63

• 238.47

• 272.63

Theresa bought a blue scarf for $8.95 and a red scarf for $12. How much more did the red scarf cost than the blue scarf?

• $20.95

• -$3.05

• $3.05

A fast food restaurant pays its workers $4.70 per hour. A shop pays its workers $9.20 per hour. How much more per hour does the shop pay compared to the fast food restaurant?

• $3.50

• $4.50

• $5.00

• $13.90