Adding and subtracting decimals

Grade 4 Word Problems Worksheet

1. A water gun can hold 23.7 ounces of water. Ken filled it full of
water and then used 7.2 ounces of water playing with his
brother. How many ounces of water were left in the water gun?

2. The pink doll in the toy store was 21.5 inches tall. The blue doll
was 27.1 inches tall, and the red doll was 8.2 inches taller than
the pink doll. Sarah wants to buy the tallest doll. Which doll
would she choose?

3. The cost of a large chess board is $15.70, and the scrabble

board is $13.70. The cost of the Snakes and Ladders board is
$8.90 cheaper than the chess board. How much does the
Snakes and Ladders board cost?

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4. Henry bought 8.5 boxes of marbles and 7.2 packs of jacks. He
gave 2.8 boxes of marbles to his brother and lost 1.9 boxes of
marbles when he played with his friend. How many boxes of
marbles does he have left?

5. At the toy store, the toy train car is 61.8 centimeters long, and
the toy truck is 12.2 centimeters long. How long is the toy train
car compared to 2 toy trucks lined up together?

6. Simon bought 2 kinds of building blocks. He got a pack of

wooden building blocks which weighs 128.5 grams and a pack
of plastic building blocks which weighs 50.7 grams. If he puts all
the building blocks in one paper bag, how heavy are the
building blocks altogether?

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Answers

1. 23.7 – 7.2 = 16.5

There were 16.5 ounces of water left in the water gun.

2. Red doll: 21.5 + 8.2 = 29.7

Blue doll: 27.1
29.7 > 27.1
Sarah would choose the red doll.

3. 15.70 – 8.90 = 6.80

The cost of the Snakes and Ladders board is $6.80.

4. 8.5 – 2.8 – 1.9 = 3.8

Henry has 3.8 boxes of marbles left.

5. 61.8 – 12.2 – 12.2 = 37.4

The toy train car is 37.4 centimeters longer than the 2 toy trucks lined
up together.

6. 128.5 + 50.7 = 179. 2

The total weight of the building blocks is 179.2 grams.

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