Estimating and Solving Decimal Word Problems

A bakery sells cupcakes for $2.50 each. If Sarah buys 4 cupcakes and pays with a $20 bill, how much change will she receive?

• $5.00

• $7.50

• $12.50

• $10.00

Tom is buying 3.5 pounds of apples at $1.20 per pound. If he pays with a $10 bill, how much money will he have left after the purchase?

• $6.20

• $4.50

• $5.80

• $7.00

A book costs $15.75. If Lisa has $50 and buys 2 books, how much money will she have remaining?

• $30.75

• $25.00

• $18.50

• $12.50

A car travels 12.5 miles per gallon of gas. If it drives 150 miles, how many gallons of gas will it need?

• 20

• 10

• 12

• 15

Emma bought 2.3 yards of fabric for $4.50 per yard. How much did she spend in total?

• $12.00

• $10.35

• $9.50

• $8.00

A restaurant bill is $45.60. If a tip of 15% is added, what will be the total amount paid?

• $55.20

• $52.44

• $50.00

• $48.00

A toy costs $19.99. If a store has a sale of 20% off, what is the sale price of the toy?

• $12.99

• $17.99

• $15.99

• $18.99

A farmer harvested 150.5 pounds of tomatoes. If he sells them in bags of 2.5 pounds each, how many bags can he fill?

• 62

• 58

• 75

• 60

A video game costs $59.99. If a store offers a discount of $10, what is the new price of the game?

• $54.99

• $59.99

• $49.99

• $39.99

A school is collecting $2.75 for each student for a field trip. If there are 120 students, how much money will be collected in total?

• 360.00

• 300.00

• 250.00

• 330.00