Solve 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

Mrs. Aligan bought an umbrella for
₱110.95 and a pair of slippers for
₱26.95. How much change did she
receive from her ₱500 – peso bill?
a. What is asked?
b. What are the given facts?
c. What is the word clue?
d. What is the hidden question?
e. What operation/s will help you solve
the problem/s?
f. What is the mathematical sentence?
g. What is the solution?
h. What is the correct answer to the
problem?
Delson wanted to buy a notebook for
₱13.25 and a ballpen for ₱4.75. He had
only ₱15.50. How much more does he
need to buy the two school supplies?
a. What is asked?
b. What are the given facts?
c. What is the word clue?
d. What is the hidden question?
e. What operation/s will help you solve
the problem/s?
f. What is the mathematical sentence?
g. What is the solution?
h. What is the correct answer to the
problem?