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Decimal Word Problems
Julian has two pet Anderson builds a block Wren built a sandcastle Jean-Pierre has a
chickens. They are tower with blocks that that was 0.73 of a meter baguette that is 6.5
named Henny and are 1.5 inches thick. If tall. Her big sister joined centimeters long. He
Scratch. Henny weighs his tower is 7.5 inches her and added an eats a piece that is 1.3
0.1 of a kilogram. high, how many blocks additional 0.46 of a centimeters long. How
Scratch weighs 1.5 does he use? meter to the existing many centimeters long
times as much as sandcastle. How tall is is the remaining
Henny. How much does the sandcastle now? baguette?
Scratch weigh?
A stamp costs $0.49. There are two Cristina’s Candy Store Alessandro had to wait
Carly needs six stamps scarecrows in Mrs. has five jars of 2.73 minutes for the bus
to mail thank you notes. Ofei’s garden. The first jellybeans in the front in the morning and 4.19
How much money does scarecrow is 4.69 feet window. As the owner minutes for the bus in
she need to buy the tall. The other of the store, Cristina the afternoon. How
stamps? scarecrow is 8.1 feet buys 5.5 pounds of many minutes did he
tall. What is the jellybeans and divides wait altogether?
difference between the them evenly among the
two scarecrows’ jars. How many pounds
heights? of jelly beans does she
place in each jar?
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Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division
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Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division
Alessandro had to wait Jean-Pierre has a A stamp costs $0.49. Anderson builds a block
2.73 minutes for the bus baguette that is 6.5 Carly needs six stamps to tower with blocks that
in the morning and 4.19 centimeters long. He mail thank you notes. are 1.5 inches thick. If his
minutes for the bus in the eats a piece that is 1.3 How much money does tower is 7.5 inches high,
afternoon. How many centimeters long. How she need to buy the how many blocks does
minutes did he wait many centimeters long is stamps? he use?
altogether? the remaining $2.94 5 blocks
6.92 minutes baguette?
5.2 centimeters
Wren built a sandcastle There are two Julian has two pet Cristina’s Candy Store
that was 0.73 of a meter scarecrows in Mrs. Ofei’s chickens. They are has five jars of jellybeans
tall. Her big sister joined garden. The first named Henny and in the front window. As
her and added an scarecrow is 4.69 feet Scratch. Henny weighs the owner of the store,
additional 0.46 of a tall. The other scarecrow 0.1 of a kilogram. Cristina buys 5.5 pounds
meter to the existing is 8.1 feet tall. What is the Scratch weighs 1.5 times of jellybeans and divides
sandcastle. How tall is difference between the as much as Henny. How them evenly among the
the sandcastle now? two scarecrows’ much does Scratch jars. How many pounds
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1.19 meters heights? weigh? of jelly beans does she
3.41 feet 0.15 of a kilogram place in each jar?
1.1 pounds
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