Mastering Decimal Operations: Grade 5 Word Problems

Lily bought 2.5 meters of ribbon and used 1.75 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 0.75 meters

• 2 meters

• 1 meter

• 0.5 meters

A book costs $12.99. If Sarah pays with a $20 bill, how much change will she receive?

• $5.50

• $8.00

• $10.00

• $7.01

Tom has 3.6 liters of juice. He drinks 1.2 liters. How much juice is remaining?

• 2.4 liters

• 2.0 liters

• 1.0 liters

• 3.0 liters

A pack of gum costs $1.25. If you buy 4 packs, how much do you spend in total?

• $3.50

• $6.25

• $4.00

• $5.00

Emma ran 2.5 kilometers on Monday and 3.75 kilometers on Tuesday. How far did she run in total?

• 5.5 kilometers

• 7.0 kilometers

• 4.5 kilometers

• 6.25 kilometers

A toy costs $15.50. If you buy 3 toys, what is the total cost?

• $40.50

• $50.00

• $30.00

• $46.50

Mark has $50.75. He spends $23.40 on a game. How much money does he have left?

• $20.40

• $30.75

• $27.35

• $26.35

A pizza costs $8.99. If you buy 2 pizzas, how much do you pay in total?

• 17.98

• 10.99

• 20.00

• 15.99

Samantha read 1.5 hours on Saturday and 2.25 hours on Sunday. How many hours did she read in total?

• 4.5 hours

• 2.5 hours

• 3.75 hours

• 3 hours

A bottle of water costs $0.89. If you buy 5 bottles, how much do you spend?

• $4.45

• $5.00

• $4.00

• $3.95