DECIMALS.
Word problems
1. The temperature in the
classroom was 21.8 °C. Claire
left the door open and the
temperature dropped by 3.7
°C. Rohan turned the
radiators up and the
classroom temperature rose
by 5.7 °C. what was the
temperature now?
2. Ellen wanted to buy the
following items: A DVD player
for $49.95, a DVD holder for
$19.95 and a personal stereo
for $21.95. Does Ellen have
enough money to buy all
three items if she has $90 with
her?
3. The cost of a meal for 17
people was £315.35 and they
shared the amount equally.
How much did each pay?
4. A boat traveled at a
constant speed for 5 hours,
covering a total distance of
28.9 kilometers. How fast was
it going?
5. Devon went to the hardware
store and bought 2 identical
wooden boards. When
Devon placed the boards
end-to-end, the line was 1.7
meters long. How long was
each board?
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6. David ran a bath to wash his
smelly body. He forgot about
it and when he remembered,
it was too full. There were
104.67 litres in the bath.
Before he got in, he emptied
out 11.73 litres. How much
water was now in the bath?
7. John wants to buy a
watermelon that weighs
about 5.7 pounds. The
watermelon is priced at $1.58
per pound. How much is the
total cost of the watermelon?
8. A race car driver can drive
one lap in 3.8 minutes. How
long will it take the race car
driver to drive 7 and a half
laps?
9. Leah bought 2 ounces of
chocolate. 0.82 ounces of it
was milk chocolate and the
rest was dark chocolate.
How much dark chocolate
did Leah buy?
10. On Monday, Matthew
walked 8.3 kilometers. On
Tuesday, he walked 0.98
kilometers less than he had
walked on Monday. How far
did Matthew walk on
Tuesday?
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