STAAR Decimal Word Problems

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

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

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

Tracy and Bella went to the store. Tracy bought candy for $3.29 and Bella bought candy for $4.82. How much did the girls spend together.

• $8.11

• $1.53

• $15.86

• $.39

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

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

Helen had 4.82 m of string. She used 2.39 m of it to tie a package. How much string did she have left?

• 2.18 m

• 2.34 m

• 2.43 m

• 7.21 m

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

Solve

• A/F

• B/H

• C/G

• D/J

Billy buys 4 chairs for $27.90 each and 2 tables for $37.95 each. What is the cost of all the chairs and tables together?

• $111.60

• $187.50

• $75.90

• $167.40