Comparing Decimal Word Problems

Olivia and Tom bought packets of chocolates. Olivia bought 1 packet and Tom bought 3 packets. Each packet cost $4.85. How much more did Tom spend than Olivia?

• $0.97

• $4.85

• $9.70

• $14.55

Effendi bought 2 soccer balls for $38.55 each. He paid for them using a $100 note. How much change did he get?

• $20.90

• $21.90

• $22.90

• $23.90

The total cost of a trip is $1067.50. The class has raised $819.24. How much more do they need? DO NOT INCLUDE THE LABEL.

Hill Song Elementary is .40 the size of Hill Lake Elementary. If Hill Lake has 235 students, how many students are at Hill Song? DO NOT INCLUDE THE LABEL.

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

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

At a childcare centre, the children cut straws into 4.5 cm strips to make a necklace. Kyra used 9 such pieces. How   long was the necklace she made?

• 4.5 cm

• 4.005 cm

• 40.5 cm

• 0.405 cm

Connie did a study on footsteps. She found that she took 8 steps to cover a distance of 5.84 m. What distance did she cover in 1 step?

• 0.72 m

• 0.73 m

• 7.2 m

• 7.3 m

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?

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

A store is shipping 24 birdhouses to a park. The total weight of the shipment was 102.18 pounds. How much does each birdhouse weigh?

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide