Estimating Sums: Real-Life Decimal Word Problems

Lily bought 2.75 pounds of apples and 1.50 pounds of bananas. How much did she spend on fruit in total?

• 4.00 pounds

• 4.25 pounds

• 3.25 pounds

• 5.00 pounds

A book costs $12.99 and a magazine costs $4.25. What is the total cost of both items?

• $20.50

• $15.24

• $18.99

• $17.24

Tom has $15.50 in his wallet and he finds $3.75 on the ground. How much money does he have now?

• $19.25

• $20.50

• $18.75

• $15.00

Sarah ran 3.2 miles on Monday and 2.8 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did she run in total?

• 5.0 miles

• 7.2 miles

• 4.5 miles

• 6.0 miles

A bottle of juice costs $2.45 and a snack costs $1.85. What is the total cost for both?

• $4.00

• $4.30

• $5.00

• $3.20

In a class, 4.6 hours were spent on math and 3.4 hours on science. How many hours were spent on both subjects?

• 9.0 hours

• 8.0 hours

• 6.0 hours

• 7.0 hours

A toy costs $9.99 and a game costs $14.50. What is the total cost for both items?

• $25.00

• $20.49

• $24.49

• $19.99

Emma read 5.5 pages of a book on Monday and 6.3 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total?

• 11.8 pages

• 12.0 pages

• 10.5 pages

• 9.8 pages

A pizza costs $8.75 and a drink costs $2.50. What is the total cost for the pizza and drink?

• $11.25

• $9.25

• $10.00

• $12.50

Jake collected 1.25 liters of rainwater on Saturday and 2.75 liters on Sunday. How much rainwater did he collect in total?

• 2.00 liters

• 3.50 liters

• 4.00 liters

• 5.00 liters