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Add and subtract decimals: word problems
Santiago bought
9.32
9.32
9.32
gallons of orange juice and used
4.85
4.85
4.85
gallons of it to make popsicles. How much orange juice does Santiago have left?
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Choices:
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(A)
3.47
3.47
3.47
gallons
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(B)
4.37
4.37
4.37
gallons
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(C)
4.44
4.44
4.44
gallons
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(D)
4.47
4.47
4.47
gallons
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A carpenter bought a piece of wood that was
0.9
meters
0.9\,\text{meters}
0.9
meters
long. Then she sawed
0.5
meters
0.5\,\text{meters}
0.5
meters
off the end. How long is the piece of wood now?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
meters
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Erica bought
8.1
8.1
8.1
yards of striped fabric and
2.8
2.8
2.8
yards of floral fabric. How many more yards of striped fabric than floral fabric did Erica buy?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
yards
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A seafood restaurant made
7.1
7.1
7.1
cups of clam chowder on Tuesday morning. At lunch, the restaurant sold
3.3
3.3
3.3
cups of the chowder. How much clam chowder is left for dinner?
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Choices:
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(A)
3.8
3.8
3.8
cups
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(B)
4.2
4.2
4.2
cups
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(C)
3.9
3.9
3.9
cups
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(D)
4.3
4.3
4.3
cups
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Shawna and her classmates placed colored blocks on a scale during a science lab. The blue block weighed
0.4
0.4
0.4
pounds and the purple block weighed
0.3
0.3
0.3
pounds. How much more did the blue block weigh than the purple block?
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Choices:
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(A)
0.1
0.1
0.1
pounds
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(B)
0.3
0.3
0.3
pounds
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(C)
0.2
0.2
0.2
pounds
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(D)
0.5
0.5
0.5
pounds
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Amy mixed
0.21
0.21
0.21
grams of salt into a pot of soup she was cooking. Before she served the soup, Amy added
0.84
0.84
0.84
grams of salt. How much salt did Amy put into the soup in all?
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Choices:
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(A)
0.95
0.95
0.95
grams
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(B)
1.05
1.05
1.05
grams
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(C)
1.03
1.03
1.03
grams
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(D)
1.15
1.15
1.15
grams
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A gymnast competed in balance beam and vault. She scored
6.55
6.55
6.55
points on the balance beam and
8.49
8.49
8.49
points on the vault. How many points total did she score in the two events?
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_____points
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It rained
0.44
0.44
0.44
inches on Saturday and
0.91
0.91
0.91
inches on Sunday. How much did it rain on Saturday and Sunday combined?
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Choices:
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(A)
1.33
1.33
1.33
inches
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(B)
1.39
1.39
1.39
inches
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(C)
1.35
1.35
1.35
inches
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(D)
1.28
1.28
1.28
inches
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Sophia has a piece of green ribbon that is
4.03
4.03
4.03
inches long and a piece of purple ribbon that is
2.68
2.68
2.68
inches long. How much longer is the green ribbon?
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Choices:
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(A)
1.35
1.35
1.35
inches
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(B)
1.34
1.34
1.34
inches
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(C)
1.36
1.36
1.36
inches
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(D)
1.29
1.29
1.29
inches
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A construction company bought
0.2
0.2
0.2
tons of gravel and
0.5
0.5
0.5
tons of sand. How many tons of material did the company buy in all?
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Choices:
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(A)
0.4
0.4
0.4
tons
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(B)
0.5
0.5
0.5
tons
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(C)
0.7
0.7
0.7
tons
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(D)
0.6
0.6
0.6
tons
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A chef bought
1.8
1.8
1.8
pounds of rice, but
1.1
1.1
1.1
pounds of it spilled out of the bag in the parking lot. How much rice is left?
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Choices:
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(A)
1.0
1.0
1.0
pound
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(B)
0.9
0.9
0.9
pounds
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(C)
0.7
0.7
0.7
pounds
\newline
(D)
0.8
0.8
0.8
pounds
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Logan bought
0.74
0.74
0.74
pounds of peanuts and
0.14
0.14
0.14
pounds of raisins. How many pounds of snacks did he buy in all?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
pounds
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Porter bought
5.06
5.06
5.06
kilograms of apples and
7.63
7.63
7.63
kilograms of oranges. How much fruit did he buy in all?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
kilograms
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Eve bought
5.25
5.25
5.25
ounces of flour and she used
3.06
3.06
3.06
ounces of it to make biscuits. How much is left?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
ounces
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Keenan bought a new roll of tape. There were
9.92
9.92
9.92
yards of tape on the roll. Then Keenan used
7.99
7.99
7.99
yards of the tape to make a collage. How much tape is left on the roll?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
yards
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A bee colony produced
0.35
0.35
0.35
pounds of honey, but bears ate
0.12
0.12
0.12
pounds of it. How much honey remains?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
pounds
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A construction company bought
2.84
2.84
2.84
tons of gravel and
5.77
5.77
5.77
tons of sand. How many tons of material did the company buy in all?
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\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
tons
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It snowed
0.06
0.06
0.06
inches on Monday and
0.99
0.99
0.99
inches on Tuesday. How much did it snow on Monday and Tuesday combined?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
inches
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Layla bought
3.81
3.81
3.81
kilograms of apples and
4.29
4.29
4.29
kilograms of oranges. How much fruit did she buy in all?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
kilograms
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On a school trip, a class travels
3.57
3.57
3.57
kilometers by train and
6.12
6.12
6.12
kilometers by bus. How far did the class travel?
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_____ kilometers
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Nate bought
9.1
9.1
9.1
ounces of chocolate.
4.2
4.2
4.2
ounces of it was milk chocolate and the rest was dark chocolate. How much dark chocolate did Nate buy?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
ounces
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Hassan and his classmates placed colored blocks on a scale during a science lab. The yellow block weighed
0.93
0.93
0.93
pounds and the brown block weighed
0.85
0.85
0.85
pounds. How much more did the yellow block weigh than the brown block?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
pounds
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Kirk bought
7.55
7.55
7.55
pounds of peanuts and
1.09
1.09
1.09
pounds of raisins. How many pounds of snacks did he buy in all?
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\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
pounds
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Irma and her classmates placed colored blocks on a scale during a science lab. The purple block weighed
8.4
8.4
8.4
pounds and the blue block weighed
7.3
7.3
7.3
pounds. How much more did the purple block weigh than the blue block?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
pounds
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Chad mixed
2.9
2.9
2.9
grams of salt into a pot of soup he was cooking. Before he served the soup, Chad added
7.4
7.4
7.4
grams of salt. How much salt did Chad put into the soup in all?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
grams
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In March it rained
0.65
0.65
0.65
inches. It rained
0.54
0.54
0.54
inches less in April than in March. How much did it rain in April?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
inches
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Quincy went to the store and bought
2.6
2.6
2.6
pounds of zucchini. When he got home from the store, some neighbors gave Quincy
9.5
9.5
9.5
pounds of zucchini from their garden. How many pounds of zucchini does Quincy have now?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
pounds
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A bee colony produced
8.5
8.5
8.5
pounds of honey, but bears ate
5.8
5.8
5.8
pounds of it. How much honey remains?
\newline
_____ pounds
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Lacey mixed
0.4
0.4
0.4
grams of salt into a pot of soup she was cooking. Before she served the soup, Lacey added
0.4
0.4
0.4
grams of salt. How much salt did Lacey put into the soup in all?
\newline
\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
grams
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A construction company bought
2.5
2.5
2.5
tons of gravel and
1.2
1.2
1.2
tons of sand. How many tons of material did the company buy in all?
\newline
\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
tons
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It snowed
9.6
9.6
9.6
inches on Monday and
9.3
9.3
9.3
inches on Tuesday. How much did it snow on Monday and Tuesday combined?
\newline
_____ inches
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Monica weighed two colored metal balls during a science class. The green ball weighed
0.7
0.7
0.7
pounds and the blue ball weighed
0.1
0.1
0.1
pounds. If Monica places both balls on the scale at the same time, what will the scale read?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
pounds
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Bernardo invested
$
2
,
000
\$2,000
$2
,
000
in two different types of stocks. The first type cost
$
32
\$32
$32
per share, and the second cost
$
48
\$48
$48
per share. Between the two types, he purchased a total of
47
47
47
shares. How many shares of the
$
48
\$48
$48
-per-share stock did he purchase?
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Last month, Margo bought a tree that grows
2.5
c
m
2.5 \mathrm{~cm}
2.5
cm
each day. It was
5
c
m
5 \mathrm{~cm}
5
cm
tall when she bought it and now it is
65
c
m
65 \mathrm{~cm}
65
cm
tall. How many days has Margo owned the plant?
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\square
□
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Traci spent
1
3
\frac{1}{3}
3
1
hour eating breakfast and
1
6
\frac{1}{6}
6
1
hour helping clean up after breakfast. How much time did she spend in all?
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Give your answer in simplest form.
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