Adding Decimal Word Problems

Mrs. Kipe adds a small fence around her rectangular garden. The garden measures 5.2 feet by 9.75 feet. How many feet of fencing does Mrs. Kipe need for her garden?

• 14.95 ft

• 29.9 ft

• 30.5 ft

• 50.7 ft

On their vacation, Kim's family drove 7.5 hours per day. They traveled at an average speed of 55.5 miles per hour. At this rate, how many miles did Kim's family drive in 4.5 days?

• 416.25 miles

• 654.9 miles

• 1,873.125 miles

• 2,016.055 miles

Mr. Pyle purchases 36.4 acres of land to develop a new subdivisions in town. He also purchases 25.5 acres of land at the lake to build a new subdivision. Each lot in town will be 1.3 acres, and each lake lot will be 0.75 acre. How many lots will be available for purchase in the new subdivisions Mr. Pyle develops?

• 31 lots

• 62 lots

• 64 lots

• 67 lots

Jamie bought a beach towel for $9.95 and a beach bag for $13.46. What is the total amount of money Jamie spent on the two items?

• $22.31

• $23.41

• $32.91

• $144.55

It took KeShawn 0.45 hour to rake the leaves and 0.75 hour to mow the lawn. How long did it take KeShawn to rake the leaves and mow the lawn?

• 0.12 hour

• 1.1 hours

• 1.2 hours

• 1.21 hours

Lidia lives 1.25 miles from school and 0.82 mile from the grocery store. How much farther does Lidia live from school than from the grocery store?

• 0.33 mile

• 0.43 mile

• 2.07 miles

• 4.3 miles

Angelo bought 3.45 pounds of red apples and 1.57 pounds of green apples. How many more pounds of red apples than green apples did Angelo buy?

• 5.02 pounds

• 1.98 pounds

• 1.88 pounds

• 1.12 pounds

Brooks has $16.73. He buys a baseball card that costs $4.12. How much money will he have left?

• $12.61

• $14.61

• $5.53

• $8.61

Ella's rose plant was 64.34 cm tall in June. During July, the plant grew 58.7 cm. How tall is Ella's rose plant at the end of July?

• 702.1 cm

• 123.04 cm

• 70.21 cm

• 58.7 cm

Jackson walked 1.75 km on Monday and 3.2 km on Wednesday. What was the total distance that Jon walked on Monday and Wednesday?

• 33.75 km

• 4.95 km

• 3.95 km

• 2.07 km