Practice Quiz on Decimal Operations

Chandler and his uncle paid $9.50 for tickets to a bike race.  They bought one adult's ticket and one child's ticket.  The adult's ticket cost $5.75.  What was the cost of Chandler's ticket?

• $3.85

• $2.95

• $3.75

• $3.50

Kimberly worked 33.25 hours last week and 23.75 this week. How many total hours did she work? 

• 40 hrs

• 57 hrs

• 52 hrs

• 50 hrs

Tamara is able to jump 17.6 feet. The world record in the long jump is 39.3 feet. What is the difference between the world record and the distance that Tamara can jump?

• 21.7

• 20.7

• 31.7

• 32.7

Kaylee has $33.08 in her piggy bank. If she use $5.78 at the book fair and $3.25 at the candy store, how much money will she have left?

• $26.51

• $24.08

• $24.05

• $24.03

Ms. Plott bought a watermelon from Patterson Farms. It weighed 10.25 pounds. If she cut it into 5 pieces, how many pounds did each piece weigh?

• .25

• 2.05

• 2.15

• 2.5

Jacob is building a ladder. He needs 8 steps to complete the ladder. Each step is 11.5 inches long. How many inches of wood does Josh need in all?

• 0.7 inches

• 1.43 inches

• 92 inches

• 29 inches

A car rental company charges $0.07 per mile for a rental car. If a customer drives 42 miles, how much will the mileage charge be?

• $2.84

• $2.94

• $284.00

• $294.00

What is the first step when adding and subtracting decimals?

• Line up the numbers
• Line up the decimals
• Add or subtract like normal
• Add in placeholders

Alexis rode her bike 4.5 miles. Mina rode her bike 8.1 miles. How many more miles did Mina ride her bike?

• 3.6

• 2.7

• 4.6

• 12.6

Mrs. Gaudry has 17.16 cups of brownie mix. If each brownie uses 0.33 cups of mix, how many brownies can Mrs. Gaudry make?

• 52

• 53

• 54

• 22