Decimals in Word Problems

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

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

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

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

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

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

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

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Ali grew 2.3 inches this school year and Mary grew 2.38 inches. How much did they grow all together? 

• 4.68 inches

• 0.08 inches

• 2.5 inches
  2.58 inches

• 5.68 inches

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Ali grew 2.3 inches this school year and Mary grew 2.38 inches. How much did they grow all together?

• 4.68 inches

• 0.08 inches

• 2.5 inches
  2.58 inches

• 5.68 inches

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

On Tuesday 57 people rent skates at Stardust Skate Center. It costs $2.59 to rent skates. How much money does the rink make in skate rentals on Tuesday?

• $259.00

• $1,476.30

• $147.63

• $2590.00

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Johnny has 2.6 pounds of bananas,  3.1 pounds of grapes, and 6.3 pounds of apples.  How many pounds does Johnny have altogether?

• 12.9

• 12.0

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

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 grow over the two years?

• 12.3 cm

• 3.8 years

• 12.32 cm

• 12.32 years

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Every week Joshua runs 2.1 miles on Monday, 3.1 miles on Wednesday, 4.05 miles on Thursday, and 2.65 miles on Friday. How many total miles will he run in a week?

• 11.2

• 11.9

• 19.1

• 12.6

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7