Decimal Word Problems

Answer the decimal word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication or division.

1. Each student in the class gets given a set of school supplies. They get a pencil
costing $0.10, a pen costing $0.17, an eraser costing $0.04 and a ruler costing
$0.08. How much does the set cost for each student?
$0.39

2. The sugar bowl has 0.2kg of sugar in it. If you can get 10 spoons out of a
bowl, how much sugar is in each spoon?

0.02g

3. A container is filled up with 0.8L of water. If you drank 0.09L

of water from the container, how much would be left over?

0.72L

4. Each strawberry in a box costs $0.15. How much would a box of 25 cost?

$3.75

5. The cycle ride home is 1.49km long. You stop at a shop after travelling for
0.94km. How much further do you have left to cycle?
1m

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6. In a vegetable box, there is a broccoli costing $1.35, a cauliflower costing

$2.10, a carrot costing $0.30, a cabbage costing $0.90 and a capsicum costing
$2.45. How much does the whole vegetable box cost?

$7.10

7. A ribbon measures 0.98m. It is cut into 7 pieces, how much does each piece
measure?

0.14m

8. Each banana weighs 0.15kg. How much does a bunch of 7 weigh?

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 Decimal Word Problems Answers
Answer the decimal word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication or division.

1. Each student in the class gets given a set of school supplies. They get a pencil
costing $0.10, a pen costing $0.17, an eraser costing $0.04 and a ruler costing
$0.08. How much does the set cost for each student?
$0.10 + $0.17 + $0.04
+ $0.08 = $0.39

2. The sugar bowl has 0.2kg of sugar in it. If you can get 10 spoons out of a
bowl, how much sugar is in each spoon?
0.2kg ÷ 10 = 0.02kg

3. A container is filled up with 0.8L of water. If you drank 0.09L

of water from the container, how much would be left over?

0.8L - 0.09L = 0.71L

4. Each strawberry in a box costs $0.15. How much would a box of 25 cost?

$0.15 x 25 = $3.75

5. The cycle ride home is 1.49km long. You stop at a shop after travelling for
0.94km. How much further do you have left to cycle?
1.49km - 0.94km =
0.55km

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6. In a vegetable box, there is a broccoli costing $1.35, a cauliflower costing

$2.10, a carrot costing $0.30, a cabbage costing $0.90 and a capsicum costing
$2.45. How much does the whole vegetable box cost?

$1.35 + $2.10 + $0.30 +

$0.90 + $2.45 = $7.10

7. A ribbon measures 0.98m. It is cut into 7 pieces, how much does each piece
measure?

0.98m ÷ 7 = 0.14m

8. Each banana weighs 0.15kg. How much does a bunch of 7 weigh?

0.15kg x 7 = 1.05kg

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