Math Word Problems With Decimals

For breakfast, Joe bought a muffin for $1.60 and a cup of coffee for $0.55. For lunch, Joe had soup, a salad, and lemonade. The soup cost $2.75, the salad cost $7.85, and the lemonade cost $0.65. How much more money did Joe spend on lunch than on breakfast?

• $13.40

• $11.25

• $9.10

• $2.15

Diane goes to the store and buys 2 large bags of pretzels that are $2.85 each, a drink that is $1.86, and a pack of gum that is 60 cents. If she pays with a $10 bill, how much change should she receive?

• $8.16

• $67.56

• $1.84

• $57.56

Frank worked 7 hours on Friday and 8 hours on Saturday. If he makes $9.23 each hour, how much did he make Friday and Saturday combined?

• $64.61

• $73.84

• $24.23

• $138.45

Sally stopped at a flea market Saturday. She bought 3 necklaces priced at $7.20 each and 4 chairs priced at $13.75 each. How much did she spend at the flea market?

• $20.95

• $146.65

• $27.95

• $76.60

• $14.94

• $15.30

• $16.20

• $18.00

Answer explanation

To find the total amount spent, multiply the price per pound by the pounds of each fruit and add the results: (3.5 * 2.40) + (2.75 * 3.60) = 8.40 + 9.54 = $14.94. Therefore, Linda spent $14.94 in total.

A bakery sold 125.5 loaves of bread on Monday and 132.75 loaves on Tuesday. If each loaf costs $2.50, how much total revenue did the bakery earn from the loaves sold on these two days?

• $646.25

• $324.50

• $647.50

• $645.00

Answer explanation

Total revenue = (125.5 + 132.75) * $2.50 = $646.25. Therefore, the correct total revenue earned by the bakery is $646.25.

Mike read a book for 2.5 hours on Saturday and 3.75 hours on Sunday. If he reads an additional 1.25 hours on Monday, how many hours in total will he have read?

• 6.0 hours

• 7.5 hours

• 5.5 hours

• 8.0 hours

Answer explanation

To find the total hours Mike read, add 2.5 hours on Saturday, 3.75 hours on Sunday, and 1.25 hours on Monday: 2.5 + 3.75 + 1.25 = 7.5 hours.

A rectangle has a length of 4.8 cm and a width of 3.2 cm. If you double both the length and the width, what is the area of the new rectangle?

Answer explanation

To find the area of the new rectangle, double both the length and width to get 9.6 cm and 6.4 cm. Then, multiply the new length and width to get 30.72 cm^2.

Ms. Jaffrey had a total of 428.5 ounces of pretzels to put into 5 bowls for a party. She put an equal number of ounces of pretzels into each bowl. How many ounces of pretzels did she put into each bowl?

• 85.7 oz

• 97.7 oz

• 80.0 oz

• 85.3 oz

We will order these suitcases from GREATEST to LEAST. What position would Juan's suitcase be?

First, Second, Third or Fourth?