Estimate and Solve Decimal Problems for Grade 5

A bakery sold 3.75 kg of flour on Monday and 2.85 kg on Tuesday. Estimate the total amount of flour sold over these two days.

• 6.5 kg

• 5 kg

• 7 kg

• 8 kg

Lily bought 4.5 meters of ribbon for a project and used 1.75 meters. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 4.0 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 2.75 meters

• 3.25 meters

A car traveled 12.6 miles on Monday and 15.4 miles on Tuesday. Estimate the total distance traveled over these two days.

• 20 miles

• 30 miles

• 25 miles

• 28 miles

Tom has $25.50. He spends $9.75 on a book. How much money does he have left?

• $15.75

• $10.25

• $20.00

• $5.75

A gardener planted 2.3 meters of flowers in one row and 3.7 meters in another. Estimate the total length of flowers planted.

• 4 meters

• 6 meters

• 7 meters

• 5 meters

Sarah ran 5.2 kilometers in the morning and 3.8 kilometers in the evening. How far did she run in total?

• 8.0 kilometers

• 9.0 kilometers

• 10.2 kilometers

• 7.5 kilometers

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If Sarah drinks 0.75 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1 liter

• 0.75 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.25 liters

A store sold 4.99 kg of apples and 3.49 kg of oranges. Estimate the total weight of the fruits sold.

• 9.0 kg

• 6.5 kg

• 7.0 kg

• 8.5 kg

Mark has $50.00. He buys a video game for $29.99. How much money does he have remaining?

• $15.00

• $30.00

• $25.99

• $20.01

A recipe requires 2.5 cups of flour and 1.75 cups of sugar. Estimate the total amount of ingredients needed.

• 5 cups

• 3.5 cups

• 6 cups

• 4 cups