5th Grade Decimal Challenges: Rounding & Comparing Values

Lily bought 3.75 pounds of apples and 2.5 pounds of oranges. How many pounds of fruit did she buy in total? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

• 7

• 5

• 8

• 6

A book costs $12.99 and a magazine costs $4.75. How much more does the book cost than the magazine? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

• $8.24

• $9.00

• $7.50

• $8.00

Tom ran 2.3 miles on Monday and 3.6 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did he run in total? Compare the total distance to 6 miles and determine if it is more or less.

• 4.2 miles, which is less than 6 miles.

• 6.5 miles, which is more than 6 miles.

• 7.1 miles, which is more than 6 miles.

• 5.9 miles, which is less than 6 miles.

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of water. If you fill 4 bottles, how many liters of water do you have? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

• 8

• 6

• 4

• 10

Sarah scored 89.5 on her math test and 92.3 on her science test. Which score is higher and by how much?

• Science score is higher by 2.8.

• Math score is higher by 0.8.

• Science score is higher by 1.5.

• Math score is higher by 3.2.

A pizza has a diameter of 12.5 inches. If you cut it into 8 equal slices, how big is each slice? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an inch.

• 7.1

• 9.3

• 5.0

• 6.5

A car travels 15.75 miles on a gallon of gas. If it uses 3 gallons, how many miles does it travel? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

• 60

• 30

• 47

• 45

In a class, 22.5% of the students are wearing glasses. If there are 40 students, how many are wearing glasses? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

• 12

• 15

• 5

• 9

A store sells a shirt for $19.99 and a pair of pants for $29.50. What is the total cost of both items? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

• 49.49

• $45.00

• $50.00

• $39.99

During a sale, a toy that costs $24.99 is discounted by 15%. What is the sale price of the toy? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

• 21.24

• 19.99

• 22.49

• 23.00