Practice Drill: Work Problems

I.

Adding and subtracting with decimals and

whole numbers.
1.) On a school trip, a class travels 8.4 kilometers
by train and 1 kilometer by bus. How far did
the class travel?
2.) There were 6.1 gallons of water in Max's
bathtub. Then 4.95 gallons drained out. How
much water is left in the bathtub?
3.) Kelsey and her classmates placed colored
blocks on a scale during a science lab. The
purple block weighed 0.8 pounds and the blue
block weighed 0.1 pounds. How much more
did the purple block weigh than the blue
block?
4.) Andrew weighed two colored metal balls
during a science class. The green ball
weighed 0.3 pounds and the brown ball
weighed 0.5 pounds. If Andrew places both
balls on the scale at the same time, what will
the scale read?
5.) Linda bought 0.8 kilograms of apples and 0.5
kilograms of oranges. How much fruit did she
buy in all?
6.) As part of their charitable giving, 4 food
companies sponsored a local food bank. Each
company donated 68,561 cans of food. How
many cans of food in total did the companies
donate?
7.) This season, a farmer estimates that his
banana crop will need 24,778 gallons of water.
He also estimates that his mango crop will
need 34,195 gallons. In all, how many gallons
of water should the farmer plan to use?
8.) A pet store has 5 tanks of tadpoles. There are
95 tadpoles in each tank. How many tadpoles
does the pet store have in all?
9.) A pet store has 5 tanks of tadpoles. There are
95 tadpoles in each tank. How many tadpoles
does the pet store have in all?
10.)
School lunches cost $14.50 per week.
About how much would 15.5 weeks of lunches
cost?
11.)
A student earns $11.75 per hour for
gardening. If she worked 21 hours this month,
then how much did she earn?
12.)
Rick's car gets 29.7 miles per gallon on
the highway. If his fuel tank holds 10.45
gallons, then how far can he travel on one full
tank of gas?
13.)
A member of the school track team ran for
a total of 179.3 miles in practice over 61.5
days. About how many miles did he average
per day?
14.)
A store owner has 7.11 lbs. of candy. If she
puts the candy into 9 jars, how much candy
will each jar contain?

15.)
Paul will pay for his new car in 36 monthly
payments. If his car loan is for $19,061, then
how much will Paul pay each month? Round
your answer to nearest cent.
16.)
What is the average speed in miles

per hour of a car that travels 956.4 miles

in 15.9 hours? Round your answer to the
nearest tenth.
Practice Drill: Work Problems
II. Adding and subtracting with decimals and
whole numbers.
1. On a school trip, a class travels 8.4 kilometers
by train and 1 kilometer by bus. How far did
the class travel?
2. There were 6.1 gallons of water in Max's
bathtub. Then 4.95 gallons drained out. How
much water is left in the bathtub?
3. Kelsey and her classmates placed colored
blocks on a scale during a science lab. The
purple block weighed 0.8 pounds and the blue
block weighed 0.1 pounds. How much more
did the purple block weigh than the blue
block?
4. Andrew weighed two colored metal balls
during a science class. The green ball
weighed 0.3 pounds and the brown ball
weighed 0.5 pounds. If Andrew places both
balls on the scale at the same time, what will
the scale read?
5. Linda bought 0.8 kilograms of apples and 0.5
kilograms of oranges. How much fruit did she
buy in all?
6. As part of their charitable giving, 4 food
companies sponsored a local food bank. Each
company donated 68,561 cans of food. How
many cans of food in total did the companies
donate?
7. This season, a farmer estimates that his
banana crop will need 24,778 gallons of water.
He also estimates that his mango crop will
need 34,195 gallons. In all, how many gallons
of water should the farmer plan to use?
8. A pet store has 5 tanks of tadpoles. There are
95 tadpoles in each tank. How many tadpoles
does the pet store have in all?
9. A pet store has 5 tanks of tadpoles. There are
95 tadpoles in each tank. How many tadpoles
does the pet store have in all?
10. School lunches cost $14.50 per week. About
how much would 15.5 weeks of lunches cost?
11. A student earns $11.75 per hour for
gardening. If she worked 21 hours this month,
then how much did she earn?
12. Rick's car gets 29.7 miles per gallon on the
highway. If his fuel tank holds 10.45 gallons,

then how far can he travel on one full tank of

gas?
13. A member of the school track team ran for a
total of 179.3 miles in practice over 61.5
days. About how many miles did he average
per day?
14. A store owner has 7.11 lbs. of candy. If she
puts the candy into 9 jars, how much candy
will each jar contain?

15. Paul will pay for his new car in 36 monthly

payments. If his car loan is for $19,061, then
how much will Paul pay each month? Round
your answer to nearest cent.

16.What is the average speed in miles per

hour of a car that travels 956.4 miles in
15.9 hours? Round your answer to the
nearest tenth.