Mastering Decimal Word Problems: Rounding & Solving

A store sells a toy for $12.75. If you round the price to the nearest dollar, what is the rounded price?

• 14

• 15

• 12

• 13

Lily bought 3.5 pounds of apples for $2.25 per pound. How much did she spend in total? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

• $6.75

• $7.88

• $8.50

• $5.25

A book costs $15.99. If you have $50, how much money will you have left after buying the book? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

• 34

• 10

• 25

• 40

Tom ran 2.3 miles on Monday and 3.7 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did he run in total? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 5.5

• 6.0

• 6.5

• 7.2

A pizza costs $8.50 and a drink costs $1.75. If you buy both, how much do you spend? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

• $9.25

• $11.00

• $10.50

• 10.25

Sarah has $45.60. She wants to buy a dress that costs $29.99. How much money will she have left after the purchase? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

• $25

• $10

• 16

• $20

A bottle of juice costs $3.45. If you buy 4 bottles, how much will it cost in total? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

• $10.50

• $13.80

• $12.25

• $15.00

A car travels 15.6 miles on 0.4 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon does the car get? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 25.0

• 39.0

• 30.5

• 45.2

If a pencil costs $0.75 and you buy 8 pencils, how much do you spend? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

• $6.00

• $7.50

• $4.50

• $5.25

A farmer harvested 12.5 bushels of corn and sold them for $2.50 each. How much money did he make? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

• 50

• 25

• 40

• 31