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Working with Decimals--Word Problems
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1. Myra buys a blouse for $18.90, a pair of shoes for $39.50, and a pair of socks for $5.45. How much does she spend in all?

2. Miguel bought a remote control helicopter for $17.52. How much change should he receive if he paid the cashier $20.00?

3. Luisa has 5 yards of ribbon. She uses 2.25 yards on a dress and 1.6 yards on a blouse. How much ribbon does she have left?

4. Sophie and Kyle have $23.46. Sophie buys a pair of socks that are $3.46 and Kyle buys a pair of sunglasses that are $2.76. How much money do they have left over?

5. Abby gets money from her grandma every week. The first week she got $5.86, the second week she got $8.56, the third week she got $2.98, and the fourth week she got $12.97. How much money did Abby get all together?

6. Jabar walked 5.5 miles on Monday and 2.75 miles on Tuesday. How much father did he walk on Monday?

7. George sold his comic book collection. He packed the books in three boxes that weighed 0.7 lb, 2.3 lb, and 5.25 lb. What was the total weight of the boxes?

8. Lacy and Gerald gave their heights for a school survey. Lacy's height is 51.25 inches. Gerald's height is 46.65 inches. How many inches taller is Lacy than Gerald?

9. Ruby eats 2.96 cups of dog food in the morning and 3.8 cups of dog food in the evening. How much food does Ruby eat in 2 days?

10. The average monthly temperature in September in Cleveland is 63.7 degrees Fahrenheit. This September's monthly average was 6.24 degrees below average. What was this year's average September temperature in Cleveland?

11. What is the difference in height between a tree that is 4.56 meters tall and a building that is 8.2 meters tall?

12. Marcel bought a dozen roses for $27.96 and a box of chocolates for $12.98. How much did he spend for both items?

13. Yesterday it rained 2.6 inches, the day before it rained 4.68 inches. How much did it rain in all?

14. Lexi has $19.43. She spent $3.82 on a bag of cat food for her cat named Bella. How much money does she have left?

15. Connor has 8.5 cups of flour. He uses 3.39 cups to make a cake for Mrs. Cazzonelli. How much flour does he have left over?

16. George sold his comic book collection. He packed the books in three boxes that weighed 5.79 pounds, 2.9 pounds, and 0.9 pounds. What was the total weight of the boxes?

17. Kelli bought 2 notebooks for $3.15 each and a backpack for $12.40. How much money did she spend?

18. Piper scored a 9.236 on uneven bars, a 9.345 on the balance beam, and a 9.987 on floor exercise. What was Piper's total score all together?

19. Grace needs to buy two yards of fabric for a school project. If the fabric is $7.96, how much change will she get back if she pays with a $10.00 bill?

20. Bill enters the highway at Exit 33. He drives 25.72 miles until he reaches Exit 34. He continues driving on the highway to Exit 35, which is 40 miles from Exit 33. What is the distance on the highway between Exits 34 and 35?

21. Giselle weighed two different samples of chemicals in her science class. The first sample weighed 39.05 grams. The second weighed 56.7 grams. She then mixed the two chemicals together. What was the weight of the combined samples?

22. Matt's winning time in the 200-meter sprint was 26.03 seconds. Ryan's time was 0.45 seconds greater. What was Ryan's time?

23. Alexa needs 20.5 pints of blueberries to make jam. She picked 7.75 pints on Friday and 4.25 pints on Saturday. How many more pints does she need to pick?

24. Greg and his friends went to the hot dog stand. They ordered 3 hot dogs, 3 cheeseburgers, 3 orders of fries, and 5 fountain drinks. Using the menu above, ABOUT what was the total cost of their order?

25. The monthly snowfall during the winter was 10.5 inches, 15.851 inches, and 8 inches. How much snow fell?