Solving Word Problems With Decimals

Helen had 4.82 m of string. She used 2.39 m of it to tie a package. How much string did she have left?

• 2.18 m

• 2.34 m

• 2.43 m

• 7.21 m

At a childcare centre, the children cut straws into 4.5 cm strips to make a necklace. Kyra used 9 such pieces. How   long was the necklace she made?

• 4.5 cm

• 4.005 cm

• 40.5 cm

• 0.405 cm

In a charity run, each team of 4 runners has to complete a total distance of 3.4 km. What distance does each runner have to run so that every member runs the same distance?

• 0.85 km

• 0.87 km

• 8.75 km

• 87.5 km

At a rock climbing facility, the height of the adults' wall is 15.39 m and the height of the children's wall is 9.52 m. How much taller is the adults' wall than the children's wall?

• 5.78 m

• 5.8 m

• 5.87 m

• 24.91 m

During a recent illness, Benny had to take medicine in the form of a syrup. Each day for the whole week, he took 15.5 ml of medicine. How much medicine did he take during that week?

• 1.08 ml

• 10.85 ml

• 108.5 ml

• 1085 ml

Olivia and Tom bought packets of chocolates. Olivia bought 1 packet and Tom bought 3 packets. Each packet cost $4.85. How much more did Tom spend than Olivia?

• $0.97

• $4.85

• $9.70

• $14.55

A fast food restaurant pays its workers $4.70 per hour. A shop pays its workers $9.20 per hour. How much more per hour does the shop pay compared to the fast food restaurant?

• $3.50

• $4.50

• $5.00

• $13.90

Liana bought 3.2 m of pink cloth and 1.85 m of floral cloth to make a dress.  After completing the dress, she had 0.48 m of cloth left. How much cloth did she use to make the dress?

• 4.57 m

• 4.67 m

• 5.05 m

• 5.53 m

Effendi bought 2 soccer balls for $38.55 each. He paid for them using a $100 note. How much change did he get?

• $20.90

• $21.90

• $22.90

• $23.90

There was 152.5 g of ice cream left in a tub in the fridge. Bob bought a new 500 g tub of ice cream and shared all the ice cream with 4 of his friends. How much ice cream did each of them have?

• 52.5 g

• 130.5 g

• 131.5 g

• 132.5 g