Add and Subtract Word Problems with Decimals

Abby buys a game for $7.89 and batteries for $5.49.  She pays with a twenty dollar bill, how much change will she receive? 

• 7.72

• 33.38

• 13.38

• 6.62

Jane bought three sheet so of poster board for $1.29 each and a pack of construction paper for $3.79.  How much did Jane spend in all? 

• 7.66

• 76.60

• 5.08

• 2.50

lia and james went to the movies the tickets are $3.00 each. Lia bought popcorn and a slushy for $8.50. Together they bought a slushy and nachos $12.00. How much money did they spend in all together?

• 26.50

• 2.650

• 3.00

• 53.65

Oliver bought 7 bags of candy. Each bag costs $1.50. How much money did he have to pay?

• $7.50

• $8.50

• $10.50

• $105.00

Cathy bought 2 notebooks that were $2.25 each, and a box of markers that was $3.68. What is the total cost of her notebooks and markers?

• $5.93      

• $8.18      

• $9.61

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 get altogether?

• 12.3 cm

• 3.8 years

• 12.32 cm

• 12.32 years

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

Tom was weighing the amount of candy he received for Halloween. If he received 8.30 kg and his brother received 1.8 kg, how much candy did they get all together?

• 10.1 pounds

• 6.5 pounds

• 10.1 kg

• 6.5 kg

On three different days at her job, Sara earned $27.50, $33, and $49.75.  She needs to earn $100 to buy a desk for her computer.  If she buys the desk, how much money will she have left over? 

• 209

• 9

• 102.50

• 10.25

John ate a snack with 80.79 total calories. If the chips he ate were 43.39 calories, how many calories were in the rest of his snack?

• 124.08 calories

• 124.08 chips

• 37.4 chips

• 37.4 calories