Solving Real-Life Decimal Word Problems for Grade 4

Lily bought 2.75 pounds of apples and 1.50 pounds of bananas. How many pounds of fruit did she buy in total?

• 4.00 pounds

• 4.25 pounds

• 5.00 pounds

• 3.50 pounds

A book costs $12.99 and a magazine costs $5.49. What is the total cost of both items?

• $17.99

• $18.48

• $15.48

• $20.00

Tom has $15.25 in his wallet and he finds $4.75 more. How much money does he have now?

• $21.25

• $20.00

• $18.75

• $19.50

Sarah ran 3.6 miles on Monday and 2.4 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did she run in total?

• 4.0 miles

• 5.0 miles

• 7.2 miles

• 6.0 miles

A bottle of juice costs $3.45 and a snack costs $2.55. What is the total cost for both?

• $5.00

• $4.00

• $6.00

• $7.50

In a class, 7.8 liters of paint were used for a project, and 2.2 liters were used for touch-ups. How much paint was used altogether?

• 9.0 liters

• 11.5 liters

• 8.5 liters

• 10.0 liters

A toy costs $8.99 and a game costs $14.50. What is the total cost of the toy and the game?

• $23.49

• $20.49

• $22.99

• $25.00

Emma read 4.5 books in January and 3.5 books in February. How many books did she read in those two months?

• 8.0

• 7.0

• 6.5

• 9.0

A pizza costs $10.25 and a drink costs $2.75. What is the total cost for the pizza and drink?

• $13.00

• $11.75

• $15.00

• $12.50

Mark collected 5.6 kg of recycling and 3.4 kg of compost. How much did he collect in total?

• 10.2 kg

• 8.0 kg

• 9.0 kg

• 7.5 kg