Decimal Operations Word Problems
Mia bought a notebook for $3.45 and pencils for $2.30. How much did she spend in all?
5.75
Emma ate 2/8 of a pizza and her brother ate 3/8. How much pizza was eaten altogether?
5/8
What is 84 ÷ 4?
21
Olivia bought 3 drinks for $1.25 each and paid with $5.00. How much change did she get?
1.25
A rope was 12.5 feet long. Josh cut off 4.75 feet. How much rope is left?
7.75 feet
A recipe needed 7/8 cup of sugar. Only 3/8 cup was used. How much sugar is left?
1/2
What is 156 ÷ 12?
13
A class baked 4 pans of brownies. Each pan was cut into 1/8 pieces. If 9 pieces were eaten, how many pieces are left?
23
A pack of stickers costs $1.25. If 6 packs are bought, how much is spent?
7.50
A gardener planted 4 rows with 3/4 pound of seeds in each row. How many pounds of seeds were used?
3 pounds
What is 7.2 ÷ 3?
2.4
Liam ran 2.5 miles on Monday and 3.75 miles on Tuesday. He wants to run 10 miles total. How many more miles does he need to run?
3.75
A baker made 18.6 pounds of dough and split it equally into 3 batches. How much dough was in each batch?
6.2 pounds
Sarah walked 2 1/2 miles on Monday and 1 3/4 miles on Tuesday. How far did she walk altogether?
4 1/4 miles
What is 96.6 ÷ 14?
6.9
A farmer filled 8 buckets with 2.5 gallons of water each. Then he used 6.75 gallons. How much water was left?
13.25
A runner completed 4 races. Each race was 2.75 miles long. After running, she drank 1.5 liters of water. How many total miles did she run?
11 miles
A ribbon was 6 1/2 feet long. It was cut into pieces that were 1/2 foot each. How many pieces were made?
13 pieces
What is 245.7 ÷ 13?
18.9
A baker used 1 1/2 cups of flour for each batch of cookies. She made 6 batches and then gave away 2 1/4 cups of flour. How much flour did she use altogether before giving any away?
9