Comparing Decimal Fractions: Worded problems

A father gives his son Nicolas $4.5$$$ dollars and his son Daniel $8.2$ dollars.

How much does he give to Nicolas and Daniel in total?

To know how many shekels Dad gave to Netanel and Daniel, we'll add up the amounts of shekels in the vertical format as follows:

$4.5\\+8.2$

We'll add from right to left and get:

$12.7$

\( 12.7

A father gives his son Nicolas \( 4.7 and his son Daniel \( 8.1 .

How much does he give his sons in total?

To know how many shekels Dad gave to Daniel and Nathaniel, we'll add up the amounts of shekels in the vertical format as follows:

$4.7\\+8.1$

We'll add from left to right and get:

$12.8$

\( 12.8

Jorge spends \( 7.3 on pomegranates and \( 6.4 on bananas.

How much does Jorge pay in total?

To know how much Shoval paid, we'll add the cost of oranges to the cost of pomegranates:

$7.3\\+6.4$

We'll add from right to left and get:

$13.7$

\( 13.7

Noah bought apples for $11.3$ dollars and grapes for $16.1$ dollars.

How much did Noah pay in total?

To know how much Noam paid in total, we'll add the cost of apples with the cost of grapes in the following manner:

$11.3\\+16.1$

We'll add from left to right and get:

$27.4$

\( 27.4

Gerard goes on a two-day hike.

On the first day, he walks $19.2$ km and on the second day he walks $22.6$ km.

How many kilometers does Gerard walk in total?

To calculate how many km Ilan walked in two days, we'll add up the number of kilometers he walked each day vertically as follows:

$19.2\\+22.6$

We'll add from left to right and get:

$41.8$

$41.8$

Jacob's mother gives him \( 1.5 and his brother Patrick \( 3.2 .

How much does she give to Jacob and Patrick in total?

To know the total amount that mom gave to Jacob and Abraham, we'll add the numbers vertically as follows:

$1.5\\+3.2$

We'll add from right to left accordingly and get:

$4.7$$$

$4.7$

Andy goes on a three-day trip.

On day one, he travels $1.2$ km.

On day two, he travels $2.1$ km.

On day three, he travels $1.7$ km.


How many kilometers does Andy travel in total over the three days?

To know how many km Ido walked in total, we'll add up the distances he walked each day in the following manner:

$1.2\\+2.1\\+1.7$

We'll add from left to right accordingly:

$2+1+7=10$

We'll write 0 and carry over the tens to the whole numbers before the decimal point and get:

$1+1+2+1=5$

In total, Ido walked 5.0 km, which means 5 km

$5$

Jazmin spends $4.3$ dollars on cucumbers and $5.1$ dollars on tomatoes.

How much does she spend in total?

To know how much Yael paid in total,

We will add the cost of cucumbers with the cost of tomatoes as follows:

$4.3\\+5.1$

We will add from right to left accordingly and get:

$9.4$

$9.4$

Noah bought apples costing $\pounds10.30$ and grapes that cost $\pounds17.10$.

How much did Noah pay in total?

To know how much Noam paid in total, we'll add the cost of apples with the cost of grapes in the equation as follows:

$10.3\\+17.1$

We'll add from left to right and get:

$27.4$

$\pounds27.40$

A grandfather gives one grandson

$\pounds42.5$ and another grandson $\pounds32.4$.

How much does the grandfather give to his two grandsons in total?

To know how many shekels grandfather gave to the two grandchildren, we will add the shekels he gave to each one:

$42.5\\+32.4$

We will add from right to left and get:

$74.9$

$\pounds74.9$