Real-Life Decimal Problems: Adding and Multiplying Decimals

A store sells a toy for $12.75 and a book for $8.50. How much do they cost together?

• $22.50

• $20.00

• $21.25

• $19.25

If you have $50.00 and you buy a video game for $29.99, how much money will you have left?

• $20.01

• $25.99

• $30.00

• $15.00

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1 cup of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 1.25 cups of flour

You bought 3.6 pounds of apples at $2.50 per pound. How much did you spend on apples?

• $7.50

• $10.50

• $8.00

• $9.00

A car travels 15.75 miles on a gallon of gas. If you drive 4 gallons, how many miles will you travel?

• 75 miles

• 63 miles

• 45 miles

• 50 miles

You have $45.60 and you want to buy 3 notebooks that cost $3.75 each. How much money will you have left after the purchase?

• $30.85

• $40.00

• $25.50

• $34.35

A pizza costs $14.99 and you tip the delivery person $2.25. What is the total amount you spent on the pizza?

• 15.99

• 18.50

• 17.24

• 16.75

If a bottle of juice costs $3.45 and you buy 4 bottles, how much do you spend in total?

• $12.00

• $10.50

• $13.80

• $15.20

You read 1.25 hours on Monday and 2.5 hours on Tuesday. How many hours did you read in total?

• 3.75 hours

• 2.0 hours

• 3.0 hours

• 4.5 hours

A gardener plants 2.3 square meters of flowers in one area and 3.7 square meters in another. What is the total area planted with flowers?

• 6.0 square meters

• 5.0 square meters

• 7.0 square meters

• 4.5 square meters