Solving and Rounding Multi-Step Word Problems in Math

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon for a project. She used 1.2 meters for one project and 0.8 meters for another. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2.0 meters

• 0.5 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 3.0 meters

A store sells a pack of 4 pens for $3.75. If you buy 3 packs, how much will you spend? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

• 11

• $15

• $12

• $9

Tom has $25.50. He buys a book for $12.99 and a magazine for $4.25. How much money does he have left after his purchases?

• $8.26

• $10.26

• $5.75

• $15.50

A recipe requires 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 7.5 cups

• 5.0 cups

• 10.0 cups

• 2.0 cups

Sarah ran 4.75 miles on Monday and 3.6 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did she run in total?

• 7.1 miles

• 8.35 miles

• 9.5 miles

• 6.4 miles

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour out 0.75 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

• 1.25

• 0.50

• 1.00

• 0.75

A farmer harvested 12.4 kilograms of apples. He sold 5.6 kilograms at the market. How many kilograms of apples does he have left?

• 5.6 kilograms

• 7.4 kilograms

• 8.0 kilograms

• 6.8 kilograms

A toy costs $15.99. If you buy 2 toys and pay with a $50 bill, how much change will you receive? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

• $12.75

• $18.02

• $20.00

• $25.50

Emma has 10.5 pounds of flour. She uses 2.75 pounds for cookies and 3.5 pounds for bread. How much flour does she have remaining?

• 5.5 pounds

• 3.75 pounds

• 4.25 pounds

• 6 pounds

A car travels 15.6 miles on 0.4 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 2 gallons of gas? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

• 90

• 78

• 60

• 72