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Add and Subtract Decimals

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the student incorrectly do while solving this equation?

a)

Subtracted instead of added the amounts together

b)

Nothing, the student solved the problem correctly

c)

Did not line up the decimal points

2.

What is the sum of 51.37 and 24.50?

a)

26.87

b)

7,587.00

c)

75.87

3.

What word problem can be represented by 51.37 + 24.5? Hint: Read the possible answers CAREFULLY!

a)

Fifty-one dollars and thirty-seven cents less than Twenty-four dollars and fifty cents.

b)

Fifty-one dollars and thirty-seven cents more than Twenty-four dollars and fifty cents.

c)

Fifty-one dollars and thirty-seven cents more than Twenty-four dollars and five cents.

4.

What is the difference between 8.97 and 2.82?

a)

6.15

b)

11.79

c)

61.5

5.

How can 41.2 be altered to help solve this subtraction equation?

a)

Write the amount as 4,120.00

b)

Write the amount as 41.29

c)

Write the amount as 41.20

6.

What is the sum 0.04 and 9.9?

a)

99.4

b)

0.14

c)

9.94

7.

What amount of money is being added to $3.72? Hint: Read the possible answer choices CAREFULLY!

a)

Five dollars and sixty cents

b)

Five dollars and six cents

c)

Five hundred sixty dollars

8.

What is the difference between 7.88 and 6.50?

a)

14.38

b)

1.38

c)

138.00

9.

Will the answer to this equation be more or less than 150?

a)

Less than 150

b)

More than 150

10.

In the answer 14.55, which statement below is true about the amount?

a)

The value of the 5 in the tenths place is 1/10 of the value of the 5 in the hundredths place.

b)

The value of the 5 in the tenths place is 10 times larger than the value of the 5 in the hundredths place.

11.
Jenna bought a bag of gummy bears that cost $2.74. She gave the clerk $10. How much money will she get back in change? 
a)
$12.74
b)
$4.36
c)
$7.26
d)
$2.64
12.

James earns $22.50, $14.75, and $8.50 on three different days. How much did he earn in all?

a)

$28.75

b)

$45.25

c)

$45.75

d)

457.50

13.

Below is the length of three running trails at three parks.


The trail at Lakewood Park is 9.84 miles.

The trail at Kiest Park is 6.7 miles

The trail at Springfield Park is 13.09 miles.


What is the difference between the length of Springfield Park and Lakewood Park?

a)

6.75 miles

b)

3.25 miles

c)

29.63 miles

d)

7.65 miles

14.
What is the first step when adding and subtracting decimals?
a)
Line up the numbers
b)
Line up the decimals
c)
Add or subtract like normal
d)
Add in placeholders
15.
Paige was measuring how much taller she got over two years. In the first year she grew 4.62 cm. In the second year she grew 7.7 cm. How much taller did she get altogether?
a)
12.3 cm
b)
3.8 years
c)
12.32 cm
d)
12.32 years