Decimal Word Problems

Mrs. Kipe adds a small fence around her rectangular garden. The garden measures 5.2 feet by 9.75 feet. How many feet of fencing does Mrs. Kipe need for her garden?

• 14.95 ft

• 29.9 ft

• 30.5 ft

• 50.7 ft

Koen buys materials to build a tree house in his backyard. He buys 25 feet of lumber priced at $1.10 per foot. He also purchases two boxes of nails that cost $0.99 each. How much does Koen spend on materials for the tree house?

• $29.48

• $29.09

• $27.09

• $2.09

Mr. Pyle purchases 36.4 acres of land to develop a new subdivisions in town. He also purchases 25.5 acres of land at the lake to build a new subdivision. Each lot in town will be 1.3 acres, and each lake lot will be 0.75 acre. How many lots will be available for purchase in the new subdivisions Mr. Pyle develops?

• 31 lots

• 62 lots

• 64 lots

• 67 lots

Emily bought the following amounts of fruit at a fruit stand:
0.75 pounds of grapes
0.5 pounds of bananas
1.25 pounds of apples

How much did her fruit weigh altogether?

• 0.25 pounds

• 2.05 pounds

• 2.50 pounds

• 25.0 pounds

Jasir had $21.50 to spend at the store. He spent $0.55 on gum, $3.85 on pencils, and $9.84 on a book. How much money did Jasir have left after buying the gum, pencils, and book?

• $7.16

• $7.26

• $8.26

• $8.36

Isabelle had $73.85. She wants to divide this amount evenly between herself and four of her friends. How much should each person get?

• $12.37

• $17.37

• $14.77

• $15.47

Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, \frac{5}{8} of Mr. Richie’s class and \frac{3}{5} of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?

What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Morgan wants to cut a straight board into 6 equal pieces. The board is 75.96 inches long. How long should Morgan cut each piece?

• 12.6 inches

• 12.66 inches

• 12.77 inches

• 13.16 inches

Leslie purchased 4.5 pounds of grass seed. The grass seed cost $1.22 per pound. How much did Leslie spend on grass seed?

• $5.40

• $5.49

• $4.90

• $4.88