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Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals: word problems

The Clark family's kitten, Cupcake, seems to grow larger by the hour! She is going to the vet's office tomorrow for a checkup. Nicholas thinks Cupcake has gained

\frac{1}{3}

of a pound since they brought her home. His sister, Reagan, thinks Cupcake has gained

0.25

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Who thinks Cupcake has gained more weight?

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0.8

grams of pepper. Then he used

0.34

grams of the pepper to make some scrambled eggs. How much pepper does Fred have left?

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Rose participates in a charity relay walk. There are

5

members on her team, including Rose. Each person walks around a park trail that is

2.7

miles long. How many total miles does Rose's team walk?

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Dylan weighed two colored metal balls during a science class. The brown ball weighed

6

pounds and the blue ball weighed

0.31

pounds. If Dylan places both balls on the scale at the same time, what will the scale read?

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Emily bought a new roll of tape. There were

9.2

yards of tape on the roll. Then Emily used

8.67

yards of the tape to make a collage. How much tape is left on the roll?

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A construction company bought

2.6

tons of gravel and

8.32

tons of sand. How many tons of material did the company buy in all?

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Evan goes out to dinner with some friends to celebrate their graduation. Their total bill is

\$34.08

3

of them split the bill evenly, how much does each person pay?

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John drove to visit his grandmother. To get there, he drove

157.5

miles on the highway and a few miles further on city streets. The highway part of his drive took him

2.5

hours. If John drove at a steady pace, how fast did he drive on the highway?

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____ miles per hour

Brianna takes her car to the Super Suds car wash once every month. She spends

\$8.95

each time. How much did she spend on car washes last year?

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Kendra has a black walnut tree in her yard. To make extra money this fall, she gathers the walnuts off the ground and sells them for

\$0.45

per pound. If she gathers

53.4

pounds, how much money does she make?

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The Green Valley Zoo has a new colony of

17

Egyptian fruit bats. It costs the zoo

\$0.86

per day to feed each bat a variety of soft fruits. How much does the zoo spend to feed the bat colony each day?

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\$

Terrence is learning how to play the piano. Each lesson costs

\$18.50

, and he usually pays for a whole month in advance. If he has

4

lessons scheduled for next month, how much will he pay?

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\$

Every Sunday, Albert looks forward to reading the newspaper in his pajamas. He pays

\$1.75

each week for the Sunday newspaper. If he is billed for

13

weeks at a time, how much is each bill?

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\$

The house Trevor's family lives in has

6

people (íncluding Trevor) and

3

bathrooms. In the past month, each person showered for an average of

480

minutes and used an average

72

líters of shower water (over the entire month). Water costs

0.20

dollars per líter.

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How much money did Trevor's family spend, in total, on shower water in the past month?

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73.15

pounds of white rice and

5.7

pounds of brown rice. How much rice did the chef buy in all?

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An oak tree in a yard was

80.64

inches tall. Then it grew

52.1

inches taller. How tall is the oak tree now?

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Trevor is making pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting for a bake sale. He uses

1.5

cups of butter for the pumpkin bars. He only uses

0.25

times that amount for the frosting. How many cups of butter does Trevor use for the frosting?

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0.93

kilograms of apples and

0.6

kilograms of oranges. How much fruit did she buy in all?

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Cora is bringing donuts to work as a treat for her co-workers. She buys

12

\$9.96

. How much does each donut cost?

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Brianna's company bought

74.74

pounds of wood and

55.8

pounds of brick. How many pounds of material did the company buy in all?

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76.7

ounces of sugar, and he spilled

0.9

ounces of it on the floor. How much is left?

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Liz bought two rolls of tape. The first roll had

63.8

meters of tape and the second roll had

8.93

meters of tape. How many meters of tape did Liz buy in all?

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17.1

inches on Monday and

2.5

inches on Tuesday. How much did it snow on Monday and Tuesday combined?

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A bakery ordered

84.7

pounds of brown sugar. The next week, the bakery used

75

pounds of it baking cakes. How much brown sugar does the bakery have left?

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A bee colony produced

0.3

pounds of honey, but bears ate

0.01

pounds of it. How much honey remains?

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4

kilograms of apples and

0.87

kilograms of oranges. How much fruit did he buy in all?

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A bee colony produced

60.95

pounds of honey, but bears ate

0.3

pounds of it. How much honey remains?

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Bryce and his classmates placed colored blocks on a scale during a science lab. The red block weighed

2

pounds and the green block weighed

0.26

pounds. How much more did the red block weigh than the green block?

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At a track and field meet, Cody's time in a sprint event was

17.5

seconds. What was Shaina's time if she completed the event in

1.08

A baby giraffe was born at a wildlife preserve. The giraffe was

6

feet tall when it was born, and it grew

1.75

feet over the next

7

months. If the giraffe continues to grow at the same rate, at what age will it reach a height of

15

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Rosa is building a guitar. The second fret is

33.641\,\text{mm}

from the first fret. The third fret is

31.749\,\text{mm}

from the second fret.

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How far is the third fret from the first fret?

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The house Trevor's family lives in has

6

people (including Trevor) and

3

bathrooms. In the past month, each person showered for an average of

480

minutes and used an average

72

liters of shower water (over the entire month). Water costs

0.20

dollars per liter.

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How much money did Trevor's family spend, in total, on shower water in the past month?

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0.35

liters of perfume from the catalog. how many millimeters of perfume did jolene order?

Four years ago I was

11

times as old as my dog. Now I am

6

times as old. How old am I?

The shadow of a meter stick measures

1.2\,\text{m}

long. At the same time, a nearby tree casts a shadow that is

21.4\,\text{m}

long. How tall is the tree?

The diagonal of Andre's rectangular TV screen is

39

inches. The width of his

T V

34

inches. Which measurement is closest to the height of Andre's TV screen?

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8

5

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19

1

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36

5

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51

7

A roof tiler in New Zealand charges

\$152.72

for a day of work after a GST of

15\%

is added. What was the charge before GST?

Aubrey has a pool in her backyard, and she wants to build a fence around the entire area. Aubrey's backyard is

14\,\text{meters}

16\,\text{meters}

\$9.42

per meter to install a wooden fence. How much would it cost to put a wooden fence around Aubrey's backyard?

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The day after a record storm dumped

23.15

inches of snow in Steamboat Springs,

6.51

inches of the snow melted. How much snow was left?

A scientist uses a submarine to study ocean life.

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- She begins at sea level, which is an elevation of o feet.

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- She travels down

83

4

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- She then travels directly up

15

6

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- Next, she descends a second time,

27

6

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How many feet must she now rise to get back to sea level?

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A scientist uses a submarine to study ocean life.

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- She begins at sea level, which is an elevation of o feet.

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- She travels down

98

8

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- She then rises

63

5

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- Next, she descends a second time,

32

1

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How many feet must she now rise to get back to sea level?

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A scientist uses a submarine to study ocean life.

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- She begins at sea level, which is an elevation of o feet.

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- She travels down

84

5

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- She then rises

77

8

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- Next, she descends a second time,

79

8

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How many feet must she now rise to get back to sea level?

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A scientist uses a submarine to study ocean life.

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- She begins at sea level, which is an elevation of o feet.

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- She travels down

21

1

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- She then rises

7

4

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- Next, she descends a second time,

47

6

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How many feet must she now ascend to get back to sea level?

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A scientist uses a submarine to study ocean life.

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- She begins at sea level, which is an elevation of o feet.

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- She travels down

16

7

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- She then ascends

12

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- Next, she descends a second time,

84

6

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How many feet must she now rise to get back to sea level?

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A scientist uses a submarine to study ocean life.

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- She begins at sea level, which is an elevation of o feet.

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51

5

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- She then rises

10

3

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- Next, she travels down a second time,

74

5

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How many feet must she now ascend to get back to sea level?

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Mia went shopping for a new video game. To find the total plus tax, she multiplied the price of the video game by

1

085

. What percent tax did she pay?

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\%

The manager at Gabriela's Furniture Store is trying to figure out how much to charge for a book shelf that just arrived. The book shelf was bought at a wholesale price of

\$147.00

, and Gabriela's Furniture Store marks up all furniture by

60

The distance between two cities is

160.75

miles. If a car has already traveled

80.25

miles, how much farther does it have to go?

The stock of Company A gained

\$ 4.79

throughout the day and ended at a value of

\$ 124.54

. By what percentage did the stock rise?

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9

900

dollars is placed in a savings account with an annual interest rate of

1.7 \%

. If no money is added or removed from the account, which equation represents how much will be in the account after

8

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M=9,900(0.017)^{8}

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M=9,900(1.017)^{8}

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M=9,900(1+0.017)(1+0.017)(1+0.017)(1+0.017)

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M=9,900(0.983)^{8}