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Word Problem With Multiple Decimal Operations: Problem type 1 Online Quiz
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Q 1 - John bought 3 notebooks for $0.87 apiece and two boxes of pencils for $2.78 apiece. How much does he need to pay?
Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
Cost of 3 notebooks @ 0.87 apiece = 3 × 0.87 = $2.61
Cost of 2 box pencils @ 2.78 apiece = 2 × 2.78 = $5.56
Step 2:
Total amount = $2.61 + $5.56 = $8.17
Q 2 - Cathy earns $8.40 per hour at her part-time job and $6.50 per hour at her baby-sitting job. On Saturday she worked 3.5 hours at part-time job and spent 2.5 hours babysitting. What were her total earnings for the day?
Answer : A
Explanation
Step 1:
Earnings from part-time job = 3.50 × $8.40 = $29.40
Earnings from baby-sitting = 2.5 × $6.50 = $16.25
Step 2:
Total earnings = $29.40 + $16.25 = $45.65
Q 3 - At the malt shop a large chocolate shake takes 0.8 of a pint of milk and the medium shake takes 0.7 of a pint of milk. How many pints of milk are required for 4 large chocolate shakes and 3 medium shakes?
Answer : C
Explanation
Step 1:
Milk in large chocolate shake = 0.8 × 4 = 3.2 pints
Milk in medium chocolate shake = 0.7 × 3 = 2.1 pints
Step 2:
Total amount of milk used = 3.2 + 2.1 = 5.3 pints
Q 4 - Jamie ordered 8 pizzas and 7 burgers. Each pizza costs $12.95 and each burger costs $11.95. How much does she need to pay?
Answer : D
Explanation
Step 1:
Cost of pizzas = 8 × 12.95 = $103.60
Cost of burgers = 7 × 11.95 = $83.65
Step 2:
Total amount to be paid = $103.60 + $83.65 = $187.25
Q 5 - For first two days it snowed 2.4 centimeters each day. The next three days, it snowed 3.3 centimeters each day. How much did it snow on those five days?
Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
Amount of snowfall on first two days = 2 × 2.4 = 4.8 cm
Amount of snowfall on next three days = 3 × 3.3 = 9.9 cm
Step 2:
Total snowfall in the five days = 4.8 + 9.9 = 14.7 cm
Q 6 - Peter had 3 buckets that were each 0.6 full of apples and 5 buckets that were each 0.8 full of oranges. How many buckets of fruits did Peter have?
Answer : D
Explanation
Step 1:
Number of apples = 3 × 0.6 = 1.8 buckets
Number of oranges = 5 × 0.8 = 4.0 buckets
Step 2:
Total number of fruits = 1.8 + 4.0 = 5.8 buckets
Q 7 - A washing machine used 1.6 liters of water per full load of clothes to wash and 2.4 liters of water per full load of curtains to wash. If Jack washed 4.2 loads of clothes, and 3.2 loads of curtains how many liters of water did he use?
Answer : A
Explanation
Step 1:
Water used to wash clothes = 1.6 × 4.2 = 6.72 liters
Water used to wash curtains = 2.4 × 3.2 = 7.68 liters
Step 2:
Total amount of water used = 6.72 + 7.68 = 14.4 liters
Q 8 - A bottle of soda and a bottle of cola drink had 1.5 and 3.6 of the daily recommended sugar respectively. If you were to drink 0.8 of the soda bottle and 0.9 of cola bottle, how much of the daily recommend sugar would you have drunk?
Answer : C
Explanation
Step 1:
Sugar in soda = 1.5 × 0.8 = 1.2
Sugar in cola drink = 3.6 × 0.9 = 3.24
Step 2:
Total sugar in soda and cola drink = 4.44 times recommended sugar
Q 9 - Each day a company used 0.36 of a box of paper and 0.68 box of pens. How many boxes of paper and pens would they have used after 4 days?
Answer : B
Explanation
Step 1:
Number of boxes of paper used in 4 days = 4 × 0.36 = 1.44
Number of boxes of pens used in 4 days = 4 × 0.68 = 2.72
Step 2:
Total number of boxes used in 4 days = 1.44 + 2.72 = 4.16
Q 10 - At the zoo the polar bears are fed 0.2 bucket of fish a day for 3 days and 0.3 bucket of meat every day for 5 days. How many buckets of fish and meat are the polar bears fed in total?
Answer : D
Explanation
Step 1:
Amount of fish fed = 3 × 0.2 = 0.6 buckets
Amount of meat fed = 5 × 0.3 = 1.5 buckets
Step 2:
Total fish and meat fed = 0.6 + 1.5 = 2.1 buckets
