Decimal Word Problems: Estimating Costs and Quantities

A store sells 3.5 meters of fabric for $4.25 per meter. How much will it cost to buy all the fabric?

• $14.88

• $16.00

• $10.50

• $12.75

A recipe requires 2.5 cups of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

• 10 cups

• 7.5 cups

• 2 cups

• 5 cups

A car travels 2.8 miles per gallon of gas. If the car has a 15-gallon tank, how many miles can it travel on a full tank?

• 60 miles

• 42 miles

• 30 miles

• 50 miles

A book costs $12.99. If you buy 4 books, how much will you spend in total?

• $48.96

• $40.00

• 51.96

• $52.99

A gardener plants 1.5 rows of flowers, with each row containing 2.3 plants. How many plants are there in total?

• 4.5

• 3.45

• 2.3

• 1.5

A box of chocolates weighs 0.75 pounds. If you buy 6 boxes, what is the total weight of the chocolates?

• 6.0 pounds

• 3.0 pounds

• 4.5 pounds

• 5.0 pounds

A school has 4.2 hours of art class each week. If there are 5 weeks in a month, how many hours of art class are there in total?

• 18 hours

• 25 hours

• 15 hours

• 21 hours

A bottle of juice costs $2.50. If you buy 3 bottles, how much do you spend?

• $15.00

• $7.50

• $5.00

• $10.00

A recipe calls for 0.5 liters of milk. If you want to make 4 times the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 2 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1 liter

• 3 liters

A farmer sells 2.5 pounds of apples for $3.75. How much will he earn if he sells 10 pounds of apples?

• $20.00

• $12.50

• $7.50

• $15.00