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Problem Solving Involving Decimals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Round 3.339 to the nearest tenths place.

a)

3.34

b)

3

c)

3.3

d)

3.4

2.

Ellen wanted to buy the following items:

· A DVD player for $49.95

· A DVD holder for $19.95

· Personal stereo for $21.95

Does Ellen have enough money to buy all three items if she has $90.

a)

Yes, Ellen will have $1.85 left to spend.

b)

Yes, Ellen can purchase these items.

c)

No, Ellen needs $1.85 more to make this purchase.

d)

No, Ellen needs $1.95 more to make this purchase

3.

Which expression is represented by this model?

a)

0.5 x 0.4

b)

0.5 x 0.2

c)

0.4 x 0.2

d)

0.6 x 0.4

4.

Melissa purchased $39.46 in groceries at a store. The cashier gave her $1.46 in change from a $50 bill. How much change should the cashier have given Melissa?

a)

$1.46, she gave her the right amount of change.

b)

The cashier should have given her $10.54.

c)

The cashier should have given her $1.54

d)

The cashier should have given her $10.44

5.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Solve

a)

A/F

b)

B/H

c)

C/G

d)

D/J

7.

Helen had 4.82 m of string. She used 2.39 m of it to tie a package. How much string did she have left?

a)

2.18 m

b)

2.34 m

c)

2.43 m

d)

7.21 m

8.

Connie did a study on footsteps. She found that she took 8 steps to cover a distance of 5.84 m. What distance did she cover in 1 step?

a)

0.72 m

b)

0.73 m

c)

7.2 m

d)

7.3 m

9.

Runner B's goal is to change his total time for the race by ​ (a)   minutes.

Choose from the below words

-0.1

-0.025

-0.00625

0.00625

0.025

0.1

10.

Sarah bought 2.5 meters of fabric to make a patchwork quilt. If the fabric was on sale for $6.20 per meter, how much did Sarah spend?

a)

$15.50

b)

$155

c)

$15.65

d)

$1.55

11.

Eli finds the product of 2.5 and 6.4. Jade finds the difference between 28 and 4.08. What is the sum of the two students' solutions?

a)

8.08

b)

15.92

c)

32.92

d)

39.92

12.

(9-5)×(15+8.03)-16

a)

92.23

b)

76.12

c)

76.013

13.

The mass of a jar of sugar is 1.9 kg. What is the total mass of 13 1/2 jars of sugar?

a)

25.26 kg

b)

20.25 kg

c)

24.7 kg

d)

28 kg

14.

Which shows the decimal 0.027 in word form?

a)

twenty-seven hundredths

b)

twenty-seven tenths

c)

twenty-seven thousandths

d)

twenty-seven thousand

15.

If your monthly salary is $2,015, how much do you have left each month after you pay for the following?

· Rent - $443.50

· Cable TV -$123

· Electricity - $45.62

· Groceries - $224.87

a)

$836.99

b)

$1,187.01

c)

$863.99

d)

$1,178.01

16.

Brad studied a total of 15.75 hours over a period of four and a half days. On average, how many hours did Brad study each day?

a)

4.5 hours

b)

3.5 hours

c)

2.5 hours

d)

3 hours

17.

What decimal is represented by point R?

a)

1.75

b)

1.4

c)

1.3333333

d)

1.25

18.

Larry paid $31.25 for 12.5 gallons of gas. How much was each gallon of gas?

a)

$2.15

b)

$2.25

c)

$2.75

d)

$2.50

19.

Round 893.928 to the nearest whole number.

a)

893

b)

894

c)

890

d)

900

20.

Dolores bough 15 party hats priced at $0.75 each and 15 noisemakers priced at $1.25 each. How much did Dolores spend in all?

a)

$11.25

b)

$18.75

c)

$30.00

d)

$2.00