Multi-Step Decimal Practical Problems

For lunch, Martin buys a sandwich for $4, an apple for $1, and a drink for $2. How much change will Martin receive if he pays with a $20 bill? Use the strip diagram in the picture to help solve the problem.

• $7

• $13

• $27

• $12

Dave tiled his porch floor. He bought 25 black tiles and 23 white tiles. Each tile cost $2. How much money did Dave spend to tile his porch floor? Use the strip diagram in the picture to help you solve the problem.

• $96

• $48

• $50

• $99

Sally and Byron mow lawns in the summer. Sally mows 5 lawns each week. Byron mows three times as many lawns each week as Sally. Byron gets paid $20 for each lawn he mows. How much money does Byron get paid each week? Use the strip diagram in the picture to help solve the problem.

• $15

• $25

• $100

• $300

For breakfast, Joe bought a muffin for $1.60 and a cup of coffee for $0.55. For lunch, Joe had soup, a salad, and lemonade. The soup cost $2.75, the salad cost $7.85, and the lemonade cost $0.65. How much more money did Joe spend on lunch than on breakfast?

• $13.40

• $11.25

• $9.10

• $2.15

Roy and two friends went to the movies.  They each spent $6.50 on a movie ticket and they each spent $4.25 on snacks.How much did the boys spend?

• $21.50

• $32.25

• $10.75

• $40.50

Katherine has $22.23.  Rebecca has $12.42.  Jessica has $4.48.  What is the difference between the amount of money that Katherine has and the combined amount of money that Rebecca and Jessica have?

• $39.13

• $16.90

• $8.35

• $5.33

Laney pays $0.99 for each song she downloads from the Internet. In total, she paid $24.75 for songs from the Internet. How many songs does Laney download?

• 20 songs

• 25 songs

• 30 songs

• 35 songs

A certain car can travel 28.45 miles with one gallon of gasoline. The gasoline tank can hold 11.5 gallons. How many miles can this car travel on a full tank of gas? Round to the nearest mile if necessary.

• 327 miles

• 3,270 miles

• 33 miles

• 330 miles

A shopkeeper has one large bag of flour that weighs 15 pounds.  She scoops out smaller amounts and puts it in 1.065 pound bags.  If she sells 8 of the smaller bags of flour, how many pounds of flour will she have left?

• 6.48 pounds

• 8.52 pounds

• 9.065 pounds

• 6.935 pounds

William went to the store and bought a toy for $5.67 and a candy for $4.32. How much did he spend in total?

• $10.01

• $9.99

• $11.11

• $10.99