Solve Decimal Word Problems Fun
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Liezel Colangoy DacunoSolve Decimal Word Problems Fun
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Liezel Colangoy DacunoSolve 1 to 2-step word problems
involving addition and subtraction of
decimals including money.
Come and have fun solving problems!
Here are the guide questions you need to answer
when solving problems: Analyze and solve the word problem.
a. What is asked?
b. What are the given facts?
Graciella bought a half kilo of
c. What is the word clue? rambutan for ₱35.00 and a half kilo
d. What is the hidden question? of orange for ₱25.00. If she gave the
e. What operation/s will help you solve the vendor ₱100.00, how much change
problem/s? did she receive?
f. What is the mathematical sentence?
g. What is the solution?
h. What is the correct answer to the problem?
Now, are you ready to solve
1. For her project, Mariella spent ₱30.50 for cloth and ₱18.75 for threads.
How much did she spent for her project? How much change will she
receive from her ₱100-peso bill?
What is the hidden question? Megan bought a glass of juice for
a. How much change will she receive from her ₱100-peso bill?
b. How much did she spent for the cloth and threads? ₱6.50 and a sandwich for ₱8.50. How
c. How much are the threads which Mariella bought?
d. How much change will she receive from the cashier?
much change did she get from ₱20.00?
2. Mrs. Gorospe used 28.5 cm and 32.5 cm of wire to hang pictures in her
classroom. She cut these pieces from a 90 cm long piece. How much of the a. What is asked?
90 cm wire was left?
What is the number sentence for the problem?
b. What are the given facts?
a. (28.5 + 32.5) - 90 = N c. What is the word clue?
b. (28.5 - 32.5) + 90 = N
c. 90 - (28.5 + 32.5) = N
d. What is the hidden question?
d. 90 + (28.5 - 32.5) = N e. What operation/s will help you solve
3. Cherry Lyn has 12.5 m of lace. She will use 8.5 m for her dress and 5.3 m the problem/s?
for her uniform. How many more meters of lace does she need?
Cherry Lyn needs ______ of lace more.
f. What is the mathematical sentence?
a. 1.3m b. 26.3m c. 21m d. 15.7m g. What is the solution?
4. It was Paul John’s birthday. Father bought 3 chickens weighing 1.25 kg, h. What is the correct answer to the
1.5 kg and 1.4 kg. After cooking some for lunch, he had 1.70 ks left. How
many kilograms of chicken did he cook? problem?
The operation to be used are?
a. division and subtraction
b. addition and division
c. addition and subtraction
d. multiplication and subtraction
Delson wanted to buy a notebook for
Mrs. Aligan bought an umbrella for ₱13.25 and a ballpen for ₱4.75. He had
₱110.95 and a pair of slippers for only ₱15.50. How much more does he
₱26.95. How much change did she need to buy the two school supplies?
receive from her ₱500 – peso bill?
a. What is asked? a. What is asked?
b. What are the given facts? b. What are the given facts?
c. What is the word clue? c. What is the word clue?
d. What is the hidden question? d. What is the hidden question?
e. What operation/s will help you solve e. What operation/s will help you solve
the problem/s? the problem/s?
f. What is the mathematical sentence? f. What is the mathematical sentence?
g. What is the solution? g. What is the solution?
h. What is the correct answer to the h. What is the correct answer to the
problem? problem?
Common questions
Powered by AIIdentifying word clues allows for accurate configuration of mathematical sentences, operations and interpretations of conditional language such as costs, ultimately assisting prediction accuracy of resultant answers through numbers .
First, sum expenditure of 30.50 and 18.75 pesos for a total of 49.25, then subtract from 100 pesos to calculate change of 50.75 pesos. Efficient use of decimal operations computes remaining balance .
Cherry Lyn actually plans to use 8.5 meters for her dress and 5.3 meters for her uniform. She initially has a total of 13.8 meters (8.5 + 5.3), which exceeds her requirement of 12.5 meters by 1.3 meters, so she does not need more lace; rather she has 1.3 extra. Initial misinterpretation suggests a calculation error, adjusting for need leads to 1.3 meters extra .
Understanding the hidden question about Mariella's change focuses on excess funds to ensure she doesn't overspend, necessitating calculations of total expenses (30.50 + 18.75) to identify available change from a 100 peso bill .
Graciella should receive a change of 40 pesos after purchasing items for a total of 60 pesos from a 100 peso bill, calculated as 100 - 60 .
Mrs. Aligan received a change of 362.10 pesos after spending 137.90 pesos on the umbrella and slippers, calculated using the operation 500 - (110.95 + 26.95).
To determine how much chicken was cooked, Paul John's father should use addition to find total weight and then subtraction to find what was consumed, specifically 4.15 kg - 1.70 kg = 2.45 kg cooked .
Delson needs an additional 2.50 pesos to afford the notebook and ballpen, which are collectively priced at 18.00 pesos, requiring calculation as 18 - 15.50 .
First, calculate the total cost of the juice and sandwich (6.50 + 8.50 = 15.00 pesos). Then, subtract the total cost from 20 pesos to find the change, resulting in 5 pesos .
The appropriate number sentence is 90 - (28.5 + 32.5) = N, calculating the length remaining after using 61 cm, leaving 29 cm .
