Mastering Multi-Step Decimal Problems in Math

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon for a craft project. She used 1.75 meters for one project and 0.5 meters for another. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3.0 meters

• 0.75 meters

• 1.25 meters

• 2.5 meters

A book costs $12.99, and a notebook costs $3.45. If you buy both, how much will you spend in total?

• $16.44

• $18.99

• $14.54

• $15.44

Tom has $45.75 in his savings account. He spends $12.50 on a toy and then deposits $20.00. How much money does he have now?

• $53.25

• $32.25

• $60.75

• $45.00

A recipe requires 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 5 cups

• 7.5 cups

• 10 cups

• 2 cups

Sarah ran 4.2 miles on Monday and 3.75 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did she run in total over the two days?

• 8.1 miles

• 6.5 miles

• 7.95 miles

• 7.0 miles

A store is having a sale where you can save 15.5% on a jacket that costs $60. What is the sale price of the jacket?

• $50.70

• $55.00

• $51.50

• $45.00

If a car travels 15.6 miles per gallon of gas and you drive 120 miles, how many gallons of gas will you need for the trip?

• 8.50

• 10.00

• 5.00

• 7.69

A farmer harvested 25.5 bushels of apples. He sold 10.75 bushels at the market. How many bushels does he have left?

• 15.5 bushels

• 14.75 bushels

• 10.75 bushels

• 20 bushels

Emma bought 2.3 pounds of grapes for $4.50 per pound. How much did she spend on grapes?

• $9.75

• $10.35

• $8.20

• $12.50

A swimming pool holds 1,500.75 liters of water. If it is currently filled with 1,200.5 liters, how much more water is needed to fill it?

• 400 liters

• 300.25 liters

• 250 liters

• 350 liters