Multiple Step Word Problems With Decimals

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

Diane goes to the store and buys 2 large bags of pretzels that are $2.85 each, a drink that is $1.86, and a pack of gum that is 60 cents. If she pays with a $10 bill, how much change should she receive?

• $8.16

• $67.56

• $1.84

• $57.56

Frank worked 7 hours on Friday and 8 hours on Saturday. If he makes $9.23 each hour, how much did he make Friday and Saturday combined?

• $64.61

• $73.84

• $24.23

• $138.45

Sally stopped at a flea market Saturday. She bought 3 necklaces priced at $7.20 each and 4 chairs priced at $13.75 each. How much did she spend at the flea market?

• $20.95

• $146.65

• $27.95

• $76.60

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

A 0.5-pound bunch of bananas costs $0.22 and 1 pound of oranges cost $2.39. If a person has $20, which expression could be used to determine how much change the person would get after purchasing the 0.5-pound bunch of bananas and 3.25 pounds of oranges?

• 20 - 0.22 + (2.39 × 3.25)

• 0.22 + (2.39 × 3.25) - 20

• 20 - [0.22 + (3.25 × 2.39)]

• 0.22 + (0.5 × 3.25) - 20

Mrs. Palmer had a 15 pound bag of candy.  She put the candy into 8 smaller bags that holds 1.056 pounds of candy.  How many pounds of candy is left after the small bags are filled?

• 6.552 pounds

• 1.875 pounds

• 3.245 pounds

• 2.931 pounds

DeVaughn is working hard to make it on the Florence Chapel football team next year.  Try-outs for the team are in 28 days.  If he runs 3.7 miles each day until try-outs, how many miles will he have run?

• 10.36 miles

• 103.6 miles

• 1036 miles

• 1.036 miles

Darlene went out shopping with $150.  She spent $27.89 on shoes and double that at Wal-mart.  How much money does Darlene have left?

• $122.11

• $94.22

• $66.33

• $56.11

Carol wants to purchase back to school supplies. She buys 3 notebooks for $1.99 each, 4 pens for $1.23 each, and 5 folders for $1.21 each. If she pays for her items with a $20 bill, how much change will she get back?
How would you estimate this problem?

• 20 - (6 +4 + 5) =5

• 20 - (3+2+4+1+5+1) = 4

• 3+4+5 = 12

• 20 - (2+1+1) = 16