Basic Operations Decimal Word Problems

Hill Song Elementary is .40 the size of Hill Lake Elementary. If Hill Lake has 235 students, how many students are at Hill Song? DO NOT INCLUDE THE LABEL.

How many decimal places will you be moving in your final answer?

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 1

Answer explanation

14.37 <--- 2 decimal places

x 3.5 <--- 1 decimal place

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50.295 <--- 3 decimal places

It rained 0.72 inches on Monday. On Tuesday, it rained 0.34 inches less than on Monday. How much did it rain on Tuesday?

• .38

• .37

• .39

• 1.08

After buying some bananas for $64.90, Larry has $3.96 left. How much money did Larry have to begin with?

• $65.24

• $65.78

• $68.86

• $63.26

Tucker bought 2.78 pounds of melon and 2.27 pounds of cherries. How much fruit did he buy in all?

• .51
• 5.15
• .52
• 5.05

Ms. Canipe buys about 14.4 gallons of gas every week. How many gallons of gas does she buy in a 6 weeks?

• 8.64 gallons

• 864.4 gallons

• 864 gallons

• 86.4 gallons

Walter pays ​$2.53 to ship a package that weighs 5.5 ounces. Which is the cost to ship 1​ ounce?

• $4.60

• $0.43

• 4.6 cents

• $0.46

If Mrs. Burks spent $3.87 on grapes at Kroger and bought 3.05 pounds, how much was each pound?
(Hint: since we are talking about money, you need to round!)

• 1.25
• $2.80
• $1.27
• $1.30

Calculate
5.75÷0.25

• 0.23

• 2.3

• 2.03

• 23

Calculate
7.8÷0.03

• 2.6

• 26

• 260

• .26