Decimals Word Problems

Regina’s mom gave her $50 to spend at the mall. She bought shoes for $32.89 and her lunch cost her $5.33. How much change did Regina leave with?

• $11.78

• $88.22

• $55.33

• $82.89

Jamarcus found 9 dimes and one nickel in his pocket. His sister found 2 quarters and a penny. What is the total amount of change they found?

• $1.46

• $2.64

• 1.46

• $3.54

Leo’s backpack weighs 4.3 pounds. Chen’s backpack weighs 2.1 pounds. Val’s backpack weighs 2.29 pounds. How much do all the backpacks weigh together?

• 6.4 pounds

• 8.69 pounds

• 4.30 pounds

• $287.17

• $325.00

• $32.50

• $3.25

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

Sarah bought 2.5 meters of fabric to make a patchwork quilt. If the fabric was on sale for $6.20 per meter, how much did Sarah spend?

• $15.50

• $155

• $15.65

• $1.55

Joy drinks 4 bottles of water per day.  Each bottle contains 16.5 fluid ounces.  How many fluid ounces of water does she drink per day? 

• 66 fluid ounces

• 68 fluid ounces

• 660 fluid ounces

• 680 fluid ounces

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

Eli finds the product of 2.5 and 6.4. Jade finds the difference between 28 and 4.08. What is the sum of the two students' solutions?

• 8.08

• 15.92

• 32.92

• 39.92

Connie did a study on footsteps. She found that she took 8 steps to cover a distance of 5.84 m. What distance did she cover in 1 step?

• 0.72 m

• 0.73 m

• 7.2 m

• 7.3 m