Real-Life Decimal Problems: Estimating Costs and Quantities

A store sells a pack of 3 pens for $2.50. How much do 5 packs cost?

• $7.50

• $10.00

• $12.50

• $15.00

If a recipe requires 0.75 cups of sugar and you want to make 4 batches, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 4 cups

• 1.5 cups

A car travels 2.5 miles per gallon of gas. If it uses 10 gallons, how many miles does it travel?

• 15 miles

• 50 miles

• 30 miles

• 25 miles

A book costs $12.99. If you buy 3 books, what is the total cost?

• $45.00

• $36.99

• $25.97

• $38.97

A gardener plants 0.6 acres of flowers. If he plants 5 times that amount, how many acres of flowers does he plant?

• 2 acres

• 4 acres

• 3 acres

• 5 acres

A bottle of juice costs $3.25. If you buy 4 bottles, how much do you spend?

• $10.50

• $12.75

• $13.00

• $15.00

A school has 0.8 of a mile of track. If they want to build 3 more tracks of the same length, how long will all the tracks be?

• 2.4 miles

• 1.6 miles

• 3.2 miles

• 4.0 miles

A bag of flour weighs 2.5 pounds. If you buy 6 bags, what is the total weight?

• 18 pounds

• 15 pounds

• 12 pounds

• 10 pounds

A movie ticket costs $9.50. If you buy tickets for 4 friends, how much do you spend in total?

• $45.00

• $28.50

• $38.00

• $36.00

A fabric store sells 1.2 yards of fabric for $8.00. How much would 10 yards cost?

• $50.00

• $100.00

• $80.00

• $66.67