Word Problems with Decimals

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?

• 2.18 m

• 2.34 m

• 2.43 m

• 7.21 m

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

At a childcare centre, the children cut straws into 4.5 cm strips to make a necklace. Kyra used 9 such pieces. How   long was the necklace she made?

• 4.5 cm

• 4.005 cm

• 40.5 cm

• 0.405 cm

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

In a charity run, each team of 4 runners has to complete a total distance of 3.4 km. What distance does each runner have to run so that every member runs the same distance?

• 0.85 km

• 0.87 km

• 8.75 km

• 87.5 km

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

An artist is painting a mural on the wall of the community centre. He mixes 3.67 litres of blue paint with 1.86 litres of red paint to get violet paint. How many litres of violet paint does  he get?

• 1.08 litres

• 1.81 litres

• 5.23 litres

• 5.53 litres

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.C.5

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

At a rock climbing facility, the height of the adults' wall is 15.39 m and the height of the children's wall is 9.52 m. How much taller is the adults' wall than the children's wall?

• 5.78 m

• 5.8 m

• 5.87 m

• 24.91 m

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Two years ago, Rena was 1.53 m tall. Now she is 0.24 m taller. How tall is she now?

• 1.52 m

• 1.64 m

• 1.77 m

• 1.87 m

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

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?

• 0.72 m

• 0.73 m

• 7.2 m

• 7.3 m

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

During a recent illness, Benny had to take medicine in the form of a syrup. Each day for the whole week, he took 15.5 ml of medicine. How much medicine did he take during that week?

• 1.08 ml

• 10.85 ml

• 108.5 ml

• 1085 ml

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.C.5

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Olivia and Tom bought packets of chocolates. Olivia bought 1 packet and Tom bought 3 packets. Each packet cost $4.85. How much more did Tom spend than Olivia?

• $0.97

• $4.85

• $9.70

• $14.55

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

A fast food restaurant pays its workers $4.70 per hour. A shop pays its workers $9.20 per hour. How much more per hour does the shop pay compared to the fast food restaurant?

• $3.50

• $4.50

• $5.00

• $13.90

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7