Multi Step Decimal Problems

Terri went to the store with $5. She bought cereal for $1.95 and an apple for $0.58. How much change should Terri get back?

• $3.47

• $3.05

• $2.53

• $2.47

James has 4.5 meters of ribbon. He needs 2.15 meters of ribbon for a flag and 1.7 meters of ribbon for an art project. How much ribbon will James have left?

• 0.65 meter

• 2.35 meters

• 3.85 meters

• 8.35 meters

Maria’s mother was washing clothes. Her pink pants weighed 3.02 pounds before her mother emptied her pockets. The items below were removed: rocks: 0.7 pound bracelet: 0.09 pound candy: 0.48 pound What was the weight of the pants alone?

• 0.64 pound

• 0.88 pound

• 1.27 pounds

• 1.75 pounds

Julie’s father gave her $20 to spend on her class field trip. Julie bought a map for $2.89 and a stuffed bear for $5.99 at the gift shop. She spent $5.30 for lunch. How much money does Julie have left?

• $4.18

• $5.82

• $5.92

• $6.82

A shopkeeper has one large bag of flour that weighs 15 pounds.  She scoops out smaller amounts and puts it in 1.065 pound bags.  If she sells 8 of the smaller bags of flour, how many pounds of flour will she have left?

• 6.48 pounds

• 8.52 pounds

• 9.065 pounds

• 6.935 pounds

Roy and two friends went to the movies.  They each spent $6.50 on a movie ticket and they each spent $4.25 on snacks.How much did the boys spend?

• $21.50

• $32.25

• $10.75

• $40.50

6.46 × (2.73 + 5.27) − 25.28 = 6.7 × 5 − 0.86 ÷ 0.1

• True

• False

Katherine has $22.23.  Rebecca has $12.42.  Jessica has $4.48.  What is the difference between the amount of money that Katherine has and the combined amount of money that Rebecca and Jessica have?

• $39.13

• $16.90

• $8.35

• $5.33

True or False 4.6 × 7.04 + 6.7 × 4.6 = (7.04 + 6.7) × 4.6

• True

• False

Carlos went to the store and bought a candle for his mother. He paid with a 20-dollar bill and received $9.57 in change. How much did the candle cost?

• $10.43

• $10.53

• $20.43

• $29.57