Grade 5 Word Problems: Decimal addition word problems

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What students practice: Story contexts for decimal add/subtract; the standard stops at hundredths.

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Grade 5 · Word Problems

Decimal Addition Word Problems

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Example problems by difficulty

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Easy

This weekend, Hana ran 1.00 kilometers on the first day and 4.76 kilometers on the second day. How far did Hana go altogether?
Answer: 5.76
A teacher orders a pencil for $0.83 and a craft kit for $8.53. How much does the teacher pay in all?
Answer: 9.36

Standard

Rafael pays $13.75 for a field trip ticket and then $1.80 for a pencil. What is the total cost of both items?
Answer: 15.55
One piece of rope measures 21.01 meters, and a second piece measures 5.88 meters. What is their combined length?
Answer: 26.89

Challenge

Amir pays $9.36 for a poster for the classroom and then $1.73 for a pencil. What is the total cost of both items?
Answer: 11.09
Last week, a class spent $7.92 on a plant for the classroom garden and $5.52 on a snack for the class party. How much did the class spend in all?
Answer: 13.44

Where this skill fits

Previous skill: Subtraction word problems
Next skill: Decimal subtraction word problems
All grades: Word Problems worksheets, Grades 1–5

Related Common Core standards

5.NBT.B.7 — Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals to hundredths.

The match is approximate (a prerequisite, extension or different context), so treat this as related practice rather than coverage of the standard. Common Core–informed practice; not a claim of official alignment.