Add and Subtract Decimals Word Problems

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

Vanessa downloaded two apps which were 17.73 kb total. If one app was 8.63 kb, how big was the other app?

• 26.36 kb

• 9.1 kb

• 9.3 kb

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

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

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. How much rain did they get total?

• 13.54 inches

• 6.06 inches

• 7 days

• 13.54 rains

A weatherman was measuring the amount of rain two cities received over a week. City A received 3.86 inches while City B received 1.3 inches. How much rain did they get total?

• 39.9

• 3.99

• 4.56

• 5.16

Ned was training for a marathon.

On his first day he ran 1.58 kilometers. On the second day he ran 1.6 kilometers.

How far did he run altogether?

• 31.8

• 3.18

• 1.74

• 17.4

Brenda had a balance of -$52 in her account. The bank charged her a fee of $10 for having a negative balance.  What is her new balance?

• -62.00 

• 62.00 

• 42.00

• -42.00