Add and Subtract Decimals Word Problem

Sarah bought 2 packs of paper and 3 packs of markers. If the paper costs $1.05 a pack and the markers cost $1.80 a pack, how much money did Sarah spend?

• $2.10

• $5.40

• $7.30

• $7.50

Karl earned $142.37 this month running errands for his uncle’s business. If he needs to pay $38.81 for a bill, how much does he have left to spend?

• $103.56

• $104.18

• $114.56

• $181.18

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

Jim earns $22.50, $14.75, and $8.50 on three different days.  How much did he earn in all? 

• $28.75

• $45.25

• $45.75

• 457.50

Ms. Hvozdik ran 12.3 mile on Saturday.  Ms. Chaney ran 4.9 miles.  How much farther did Mrs. Hvozdik run than Ms. Chaney? 

• 7.4

• 17.2

• 8.6

• 8

Students are collecting cans for a food drive.  Week one they collected 172.3 pounds of food. Week 5, they collected 238 pounds of food.  How much more did they collect in week 5? 

• 410.3

• 65.7

• 66.3

• 146.3

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

The Bell family traveled and drove 10.9 hours; then 8.6 hours; then 12.4 hours. What is the sum?

• 31.9 hours

• 30 hours

• 31 miles

• 31.8 hours

Nathan and his uncle paid $9.50 for tickets to a bike race. They bought one adult's ticket and one child's ticket. The adult's ticket cost $5.75. What was the cost of Nathan's ticket?

• $3.85

• $2.95

• $3.75

• $3.50

5.16 ounces of liquid was put into one vial. 4.08 ounces was placed into a second vial. 6.17 ounces was placed into a third vial. What is the total number of ounces in the vials altogether?

• 9.24

• 15.41

• 10

• 2.07