Estimating Decimals Word Problems

Maria ran 1.89 miles on Monday and 2.08 miles on Tuesday. On Wednesday , Maria ran twice as many miles as she ran on Monday. Approximately how many miles did Maria run on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday combined? Choose the best estimate.

• 3 miles

• 6 miles

• 8 miles

• 4 miles

Farmer Joe uses 9.5 bags of fertilizer for the pumpkin field. He uses 0.7 more bags of fertilizers for the tomato field. Compared to the tomato field, he uses 1.3 less bags of fertilizers for the cabbage field. How many bags of fertilizers does he uses for the cabbage field?

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 grow over the two years?

• 12.3 cm

• 3.8 years

• 12.32 cm

• 12.32 years

Johnny has 2.6 pounds of bananas,  3.1 pounds of grapes, and 6.3 pounds of apples.  How many pounds does Johnny have altogether?

• 12.9

• 12.0

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

• 2.5 pounds

• 25.0 pounds

Nancy was buying food for her birthday party. She bought a 52.93 oz bag of barbeque chips and a 79.6 oz bag of regular chips. How many ounces did she buy all together?

• 132.53 ounces

• 33.33 ounces

• 26.77 bags

• 60.89 ounces

Ali grew 2.3 inches this school year and Mary grew 2.38 inches. How much did they grow all together? 

• 4.68 inches

• 0.08 inches

• 2.5 inches
  2.58 inches

• 5.68 inches

Allie bought penny candy at Kelly's Country store. The candy cost $0.03 per piece of candy. If Allie spent $5.25 how many pieces of candy did she buy?

• 17.5 pieces

• 175 pieces

• 75 pieces

Ali grew 2.3 inches this school year and Mary grew 2.38 inches. How much did they grow all together? 

• 4.68 inches

• 0.08 inches

• 2.5 inches
  2.58 inches

• 5.68 inches

How much did her fruit weigh altogether?

• 0.25 pounds

• 2.05 pounds

• 2.5 pounds

• 25.0 pounds