Easy Decimal Word Problems

Jerry bought 6.95 lbs. of cherry and lime jelly beans for his birthday party. If 1.75 lbs. were cherry flavor, how many pounds were lime flavor?

• 5.2 lbs.

• 8.7 lbs.

• 9.7 lbs.

• 5.02 lbs.

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

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

John ate some snacks with a total of 80.79 calories. If the chips he ate were 43.39 calories, how many calories were in the rest of his snack?

• 124.08 calories

• 124.08 chips

• 37.4 chips

• 37.4 calories

A weatherman was measuring the amount of rain two cities received over a week. City A received 3.74 inches while City B received 9.8 inches. What was the total amount of rain for the two cities?

• 13.54 inches

• 6.06 inches

• 7 days

• 13.54 rains

Ned and Sarah were running a relay race. The race was 22.01 kilometers total. If Ned ran 9.41 kilometers how far did Sarah run?

• 12.6 km

• 31.42 km

• 12.6 runs

• 31.42 Sarahs

Joy drinks 4 bottles of water per day.  Each bottle contains 16.5 fluid ounces.  How many fluid ounces of water does she drink per day? 

• 66 fluid ounces

• 68 fluid ounces

• 660 fluid ounces

• 680 fluid ounces

0.2 x 0.8

• 16

• 0.16

• 0.016

• 1.6

Billy buys 4 chairs for $27.90 each and 2 tables for $37.95 each. What is the cost of all the chairs and tables together?

• $111.60

• $187.50

• $75.90

• $167.40

At the greenhouse, they have a watering can on sale for $13.79. The watering can is normally priced at $15. How much would someone save if they buy it on sale?

• $1.21

• $28.79

• $13.64

• $13.94