Word Problems
Jack had some yarn which measured 52.35 meters. He cut the yarn into two pieces. If the length of one piece was 21.39 meters, what was the length of the other piece? Show all work.
What is 30.96 meters
Use < , > or = to compare each pair of decimals 0.06 ______0.60
What is <
Round the decimal to the given place-value. 5.031; hundredths
What is 5.03
Estimate by rounding to the closest whole number. 38.23 + 11.84
What is 38 + 12 = 50
Add the decimals 43.28 + 31.45
What is 74.73
Mrs. Krueger bought chocolate at 3 stores. She spent $9.38 at Godiva, $32.59 at Kilwins, and $13.42 at Wegmans. How much did she spend total?
$55.39
Use <, >, or = to compare the set of decimals 2.03_____2.030
What is =
Annex a 0 to make sure you are comparing the same number of digits after the decimal.
Round the decimal to the given place-value. 2.059; hundredths
What is 2.06
Estimate by rounding to the closest whole number, then add. 75.38 + 22.04
What is 75 + 22 = 97
Add the decimals 0.724 + 6.458
What is 7.182
You need to make brownies for your favorite teacher. The recipe calls for 2.5 cups of sugar. You have 1.75 cups of sugar. How much more sugar do you need?
.75 cups more
Order each set of decimals from greatest to least. 5.222, 5.202, 5.022, 5.2222
What is 5.2222, 5.222, 5.202, 5.022
Round the decimal to the given place-value. 27.35; tens
What is 30
Estimate by rounding to the closest whole number, then subtract: 58.07 - 31.29
What is 58 - 31 = 27
Add the Decimals 1.325 + 0.081
What is 1.406
Mrs. Windsor has $11. She spends $3.97. How much does she have left?
$7.03
Order each set of decimals from greatest to least. 0.04, 0.0404, 0.404, 0.0444
What is 0.404, 0.0444, 0.0404, 0.04
Round the decimal to the given place-value. 3.4553; thousandths
What is 3.455
Estimate by rounding to the closest whole number, then subtract: 12.045 - 11.81
What is 0?
12 - 12= 0
Subtract the decimals 148.93 - 121.36
What is 27.57