Mastering Decimals: Word Problems Worksheet

Multiple Choice Questions: Understanding Decimals

  1. A store is selling 3.5 pounds of apples for $0.80 per pound. How much will 3.5 pounds cost?

    A) $2.40

    B) $3.80

    C) $4.20

    D) $5.00

  2. Maria bought 2.4 kilograms of flour for $0.75 per kilogram. What is the total cost of the flour?

    A) $1.50

    B) $1.80

    C) $1.20

    D) $2.00

  3. If you drive 0.5 miles every day to school, how many miles do you drive in 10 days?

    A) 3.0 miles

    B) 5.0 miles

    C) 10.0 miles

    D) 12.0 miles

  4. A recipe requires 0.25 cups of sugar. If you make 8 batches of the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

    A) 1.5 cups

    B) 2.0 cups

    C) 3.0 cups

    D) 4.0 cups

  5. Sam waters his plants with 0.2 liters of water per plant. If he has 15 plants, how much water does he use?

    A) 2.5 liters

    B) 3.0 liters

    C) 4.0 liters

    D) 5.0 liters

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions: Show Your Work

  1. If you buy 5.5 meters of ribbon at $1.65 per meter, the total cost is _ dollars.

  2. There are 0.6 liters of juice in one bottle. How many liters are in 4 bottles? That is _ liters.

  3. If a cake needs 0.3 kilograms of flour and you are making 3 cakes, you will need a total of _ kilograms of flour.

  4. Andrew saves $2.25 every week. After 8 weeks, he will have saved _ dollars.

  5. Each book costs $9.50. If you buy 3 books, you will spend _ dollars.

Open-Ended Problem: Real World Application

  1. You are planning a picnic. Each sandwich costs $2.25 to make. If you want to make 12 sandwiches, how much will it cost in total? Write a detailed explanation of how you arrived at your answer.

  2. Imagine you own a candy shop. You sell each bag of candy for $3.75. If a customer buys 4 bags, how much money do you make in total? Explain your calculations step by step.

Answer Key

Multiple Choice Questions: Understanding Decimals

  1. A) $2.80

  2. B) $1.80

  3. B) $5.0 miles

  4. C) 2.0 cups

  5. A) 3.0 liters

Fill-in-the-Blank Questions: Show Your Work

  1. $8.25

  2. 2.4 liters

  3. 0.9 kilograms

  4. $18.00

  5. $28.50

Open-Ended Problem: Real World Application

  1. $27.00, 2.25 x 12 = 27.00

  2. $15.00, 3.75 x 4 = 15.00

Notes

    Encourage students to show their work for all calculations.

Make sure that students understand how to set up the equations for word problems before starting this worksheet.