Real-Life Decimal Multiplication Word Problems for Grade 5

A pencil costs $1.25. If you buy 4 pencils, how much do you spend in total?

• $3.75

• $6.25

• $4.50

• $5.00

A bottle of juice is $2.50. If you buy 3 bottles, what is the total cost?

• $10.00

• $3.50

• $7.50

• $5.00

A piece of fabric costs $3.75 per yard. If you buy 2.5 yards, how much do you pay?

• $12.00

• $9.38

• $15.00

• $7.50

A book costs $12.99. If you buy 1.5 books, what is the total amount spent?

• $15.99

• $10.99

• $24.98

• $19.49

A video game costs $29.99. If you buy 0.75 of a game (on sale), how much do you pay?

• $15.99

• $25.00

• $22.49

• $30.00

A bag of flour weighs 2.5 kg and costs $4.80 per kg. What is the total cost for the flour?

• $8.50

• $15.00

• $12.00

• $10.00

A car travels 15.5 miles per gallon of gas. If it uses 3.2 gallons, how many miles does it travel?

• 60.8 miles

• 32.4 miles

• 45.2 miles

• 49.6 miles

A ticket to a concert costs $45.50. If you buy 0.6 of a ticket (for a child), how much do you pay?

• 27.30

• 30.00

• 22.75

• 35.50

A box of chocolates costs $8.25. If you buy 1.2 boxes, what is the total cost?

• $10.50

• $8.25

• $7.80

• $9.90

A gallon of paint covers 350.5 square feet. If you need to cover 1.5 times that area, how much paint do you need?

• 1.5 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 3 gallons

• 1 gallon