Add and Subtracting Decimal Word Problems

Mrs. Neilson bought a watermelon from C&C Farms.  It weighed 10.25 pounds. If she cut it into 5 pieces, how many pounds did each piece weigh?

• .25

• .05

• 2.15

• 2.5

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

June has 1.32 pounds of candy. She wants to share it equally with herself and 3 friends. how much candy will each person receive? 

• 0.33

• 0.44

• 3.96

• 5.28

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Haley and her 4 friends decide to go out to dinner at AppleBee's. The bill for their table came to $85.30. If they want to split the bill evenly between them, how much will each person pay?

• $17.06

• $16.33

• $20.16

• $18.46

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Cathy bought 2 notebooks that were $2.25 each, and a box of markers that was $3.68. What is the total cost of her notebooks and markers?

• $5.93      

• $8.18      

• $9.61

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The trail is divided into three sections. The first section is 7.2 miles, the second section is 4.28 miles, and the third section is 2.03 miles. How long is the trail?

• 7.03

• 11.48

• 13.51

• 9.45

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Mrs. Bentley is buying cookies for the 5th grade graduation. Each cookie costs $1.12 and there are 76 fifth graders. The total of all the cookies was split among the 4 teachers. How much did each teacher pay for the cookies?

• 0.05

• 340.48

• 85.12

• 21.28

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Mrs. Bentley took her two nieces to the zoo this past weekend. They bought two child tickets that cost $5.99 each, an adult ticket that cost $12.99, three lunches that cost $7.49 each and 3 waters that cost $4 each. If Mrs. Bentley brought a $100 bill, how much change did she receive?

• 40.56

• 59.44

• 41.44

• 100.00

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

What is the first step when adding and subtracting decimals?

• Line up the numbers

• Line up the decimals

• Add or subtract like normal

• Add in placeholders

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

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?

• $15.50

• $155

• $15.65

• $1.55

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The Johnsons purchase materials to landscape their yard. They purchase soil for $158.75, landscaping bricks for $389.12, flowers for $266.59, and solar lights for $55.99. What is the total amount the Johnsons spend on landscaping their yard?

• $968.45

• $870.45

• $860.54

• $848.54

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3