Sum and Difference
Product
Quotient
Which Operation?
Word Problems
100

3.56 + 4.71

8.27

100

6.54 x 2.5

16.35

100

1364 / 62

22

100

For which operation(s) do you need to line up the decimals?

Addition and Subtraction

100

A quart of water weighs about 2.09 pounds. Approximately what would 12.5 quarts of water weigh?

26.125 pounds

200

58.4 - 36.1

22.3

200

8.92 x 7.4

66.008

200

6.084 / 0.65

9.36

200

For which operation do you need to move the decimal point to the right to make the number whole before solving?

Division

200

Last week Lily ran 23.5 miles less than Taylor.  

If Lily ran 12.64 miles, how far did Taylor run ? 

Taylor ran 36.14 miles

300

Find the sum of 28.4 and 4.975

33.375

300

Find the product of 5.05 and 8.1

40.905

300

Find the quotient of 11.34 and 1.8

6.3

300

For which operation do you need to count the amount of numbers behind the decimal point(s) in the problem to figure out where is goes in the answer?

Multiplication

300

A new library has 2,500 books to put on shelves.  Each shelf holds 57 books.  How many shelves will be completely full of books? 

43 shelves will be completely full.

400

Find the difference of 98.5 and 6.31

92.19

400

3.8 times as much as 7.45

28.31

400

48.6 split into 9 equal groups

5.4

400

A scientist used 5.4 liters of water and 4.73 liters of vinegar to perform a science experiment.  How much more water than vinegar did the scientist use? 

Subtraction

400

Corey's father gives him $20 to go to a basketball game with his friend.  He buys a bottle of water for $2.55 and a ticket to the game, which costs him 6 times as much as the bottle of water.  Does Corey have enough money left over to buy his friend a bottle of water? How much money does Corey have left? 

No, he only has $2.20 left over. 

500

904.356 + 0.28994

904.64594

500

Find the area of a garden that is 4.8 feet wide and 19.32 feet long.

92.736 ft2

500

Mr. Condon's farm is 175.84 acres. This is 1.4 times the size of Mr. Puma's farm.  How many acres is Mr. Puma's farm?   

125.6 acres

500

Audrey printed 1-page fliers for an upcoming event.  she used a printer that can print 1 page every 4.25 seconds.  If it took her 181.92 seconds to print all her fliers? How many fliers did she print?

Division

500

A group of friends went to the movies together.  They paid a total of $50.50 for the movie tickets and $32.25 for snacks to share.  If each person paid $13.79, how many people were in the group? 

6 people