Word Problems

Samantha had $15.75 and she spent $6.25 on a book. How much money does she have left?

• $9.50

• $5.25

• $10.75

• $12.50

A dog had a litter of puppies. Two of the puppies weighed 2.50 pounds, one puppy weighed 3.2 pounds and another puppy weighed 2.734 lbs. How much did the puppies weigh in all?

A grocery store sold 3.5 pounds of apples and 2.25 pounds of bananas. How many pounds of fruits did they sell in total?

• 4.75 pounds

• 5.75 pounds

• 7.5 pounds

• 6.25 pounds

If a car traveled 125.5 miles on Monday and 75.25 miles on Tuesday, how many miles did it travel in total?

• 250.75 miles

• 175.25 miles

• 200.75 miles

• 150.5 miles

A box contains 8.75 pounds of rice. If 3.25 pounds of rice are taken out, how much rice is left in the box?

• 5.5 pounds

• 7.25 pounds

• 4.5 pounds

• 2.75 pounds

Your family is going on a road trip. The distance from Austin to Houston is 162.5 miles. The distance from Austin to Dallas is 195.3 miles. What is the difference between these 2 routes?

Nicolas was invited to a wedding and had to go shopping. The suit cost $74.99, the tie cost $17.97 and shoes cost $59.95. How much money did he spend on his outfit?

In a school play, 5.5 liters of water were used on the first day and 3.75 liters were used on the second day. How many liters of water were used in total?

• 10.25 liters

• 9.25 liters

• 8.75 liters

• 7.5 liters

Shirley had 12.5 feet of fabric. She used 3.42 feet for socks, and 4.6 feet for socks. How much fabric will she have left?

A restaurant bill came to $48.75. If 20% tip, which is $9.75, is added, how much does the total bill come to?

• $53.75

• $58.50

• $45.50

• $60.25