5th Grade Decimal Problem Solving Challenge

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon and used 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1.5 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 2.3 meters

• 2.0 meters

A book costs $12.75, and a pen costs $2.50. If you buy both, how much do you spend in total?

• $10.25

• $15.25

• $14.75

• $16.00

Tom has $45.60. He spends $12.30 on lunch and $8.75 on a book. How much money does he have left?

• $20.75

• $24.55

• $15.80

• $30.55

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

• 1 cup of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 1.25 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

Sarah ran 3.2 miles on Monday and 4.5 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did she run in total?

• 7.7 miles

• 8.2 miles

• 6.5 miles

• 5.7 miles

A store sells a toy for $19.99. If there is a 10% discount, how much will the toy cost after the discount?

• $20.99

• $17.99

• $18.99

• $15.99

A car travels 15.6 miles per gallon of gas. If it uses 3.4 gallons, how many miles does it travel?

• 60.8 miles

• 40.5 miles

• 45.2 miles

• 53.04 miles

You have $50.00. You buy 3 books for $8.99 each. How much money do you have left after your purchase?

• $30.00

• $15.00

• $23.03

• $40.01

A pizza costs $14.50, and a drink costs $2.75. If you buy both, what is the total cost?

• $17.25

• $18.00

• $15.25

• $16.50

If a bag of flour weighs 2.5 kg and you buy 4 bags, what is the total weight of the flour in kilograms?

• 8 kg

• 6 kg

• 10 kg

• 12 kg