Decimal Addition & Subtraction Word Problems

1 Name: _____ Date: _____ Decimal Addition & Subtraction Word Problems 1. Ashley gives $ to Denise. If Ashley started with $ , how much money does she have left? 2. In one hour, Tracy walked miles on a treadmill. Lisa walked miles in the same amount of time. How much farther did Tracy walk than Lisa? 3. It rained inches on Monday. On Tuesday, it rained inches less than on Monday. How much did it rain on Tuesday?

2 4. What is the sum of and 5. A male Siberian tiger is meters long. A female Siberian tiger is meters long. What is the difference in these lengths? 6. If a 10-foot piece of electrical tape has feet cut from it, then what is the new length of the tape? 7. The men s 110-meter hurdles is an event in the Olympic games. The distance from the starting line to the first hurdle is meters. The distance from the first hurdle to the second hurdle is meters. What is the total distance from the starting line to the second hurdle?

3 8. A cylinder is normally cm in diameter. If it is remade to be cm larger, what is the new size of the cylinder? 9. Stephen has $ and Kenneth has $ How much money do they have all together? 10. The temperature of the water is a swimming pool is F. Since the freezing point of water is 32 F, how many degrees would the temperature of the water have to drop to reach the freezing point? 11. After buying some blocks for $ , Martin has $ left. How much money did Martin have to begin with?

4 12. Roger got on a train and traveled miles. Then he switches to a different train and traveled miles more. How far did Roger travel in all? 13. A carpenter bought a piece of wood that was meters long. Then he sawed meters off the end. How long is the piece of wood now? 14. What is the difference between these two numbers: and 15. Marcus weighed two buckets of sand for a geology project. The first bucket weighed pounds. The other bucket weighted 8 pounds. How much do the two buckets of sand weigh all together?

5 16. In March it rained inches. It rained inches less in April than in March. How much did it rain in April? 17. Thomas bought pounds of peanuts and 5 pounds of raisins. How many pounds of snacks did he buy in all? 18. Ellen bought kilograms of apples and kilograms of oranges. how much fruit did she buy in all? 19. Jerry went to a local sporting goods store and bought a football for $ and a basketball for $ Since the prices included tax, how much did Jerry spend all together?

6 20. Patricia has $ in her checking account. How much does she have in her account after she makes a deposit of $ and a withdrawal of $ 21. Melissa purchased $ in groceries at a store. The cashier gave her $ in change from a $50 bill. Melissa gave the cashier an angry look. How much change was the cashier supposed to give Melissa?