Decimal Word Problems

The Johnsons purchase materials to landscape their yard. They purchase soil for $158.75, landscaping bricks for $389.12, flowers for $266.59, and solar lights for $55.99. What is the total amount the Johnsons spend on landscaping their yard?

• $968.45

• $870.45

• $860.54

• $848.54

Soleil shops for school clothes. She selects a sweater that costs $23.50, 3 tops for $15.75 each, a pair of shoes for $49.99, and two pairs of jeans. The total for all the clothes is $181.40. Each pair of jeans costs the same amount. How much does Soleil pay for one pair of jeans?

• $30.33

• $46.08

• $60.66

• $92.16

Mr. Miguel's students work to raise $900 for the 6th grade class trip. They raise $432.98 at a car wash and $127.86 at a bake sale. How much money do Mr. Miguel's students still need for the class trip?

• $339.16

• $340.84

• $551.84

• $560.84

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

Subtract 6.5 from 10.2.

• 3.2

• 3.7

• 4.2

• 3.8

Answer explanation

To subtract 6.5 from 10.2, write the numbers vertically lining up the decimal points then subtract. When you bring down the decimal point, you get 3.7. Therefore, the correct answer is 3.7.

Multiply 2.5 by 3.4.

• 8.5

• 7.5

• 8.0

• 6.5

Answer explanation

To multiply 2.5 by 3.4, multiply the two numbers together, ignoring the decimal points: 25 * 34 = 850. Looking at the original numbers with the decimal points, you should see a total of two decimal place values between both numbers. Add in two decimal place values into 850 starting from the right to get 8.5 (8.50 with the zero, but the zero is not needed.)

Divide 12.4 by 2.

• 6.2

• 6.0

• 5.8

• 7.2

Answer explanation

To divide 12.4 by 2, you get 6.2. Therefore, the correct answer is 6.2.

Eli finds the product of 2.5 and 6.4. Jade finds the difference between 28 and 4.08. What is the sum of the two students' solutions?

• 8.08

• 15.92

• 32.92

• 39.92

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