Addition and Subtraction of 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.

Kevin Hart's son is saving money to buy a new shirt that costs $153.66, including tax. He does a talent show at his middle school to earn some money. He charged $9.85 per ticket. Determine whether Kevin Hart's son could use each expression to find the number of tickets he will have to sell to earn enough money to buy the shirt. Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) Yes

,

(b) No

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

• 60.89 ounces

Aaron went to the store and bought a bag of apples that cost $3.75 and a jar of peanut butter that cost $4.89. If he has $10.00, how much change should he get back?

• $8.64

• $6.25

• $5.11

• $1.36

At the greenhouse, they have a watering can on sale for $13.79. The watering can is normally priced at $15. How much would someone save if they buy it on sale?

• $1.21

• $28.79

• $13.64

• $13.94

John ate some snacks with a total of 80.79 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. What was the total amount of rain for the two cities?

• 13.54 inches

• 6.06 inches

• 7 days

• 13.54 rains

A bee colony produced 0.6 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.3 pounds of it. How much honey remains?

• .3

• .03

• 1.03

• 10.3