Decimal Word Problems

Kyle had a piece of string that was 8.46 cm long. He cut it into 6 equal pieces. How long will each piece be? 

• 14.1 cm
• 1.4 cm
• 1.41 cm
• 1.44 cm

Andy went to the store and bought 3 bags of chips for $3.25 each and 2 cases of soda for $2.20 each. How much did he spend in total? 

• $1.41
• $14.15
• $141.50
• $15.14

Jamie bought 8 bricks. All together, the bricks weighed 88.6 pounds. How much did each brick weigh? 

• 10.075 pounds
• 11.07 pounds
• 11.0 pounds
• 11.075 pounds

Lisa had a board that was 18.93 inches long. She cut 2.09 inches off of the end. How long is the remainder of the board?

• 2.19 inches
• 21.02 inches
• 1.684 inches
• 16.84 inches

Amanda gets paid $4.75 an hour for mowing the lawn. She worked for 13 hours last week. How much did Amanda get paid? 

• $61.75
• $60.75
• $61.00
• $61.25

Luis wants to earn $50 to buy his mom a gift. He earned $12.75 mowing lawns, $9.50 cleaning cars, and $11.80 walking dogs. How much more money does Luis have to reach his goal? 

• $84.05
• $34.05
• $15.95
• $15.99

There are 9 gumballs in a gumballl machine. All together, the gumballs weigh 7.2 ounces. How much does each gumball weigh? 

• 64.8 ounces
• 0.8 ounces
• 8 ounces
• 8.1 ounces 

Jake ran 1.7 miles, Amy ran 3 miles, and Thomas ran 2.06 miles. Altogether, how far did they run? 

• 25.3 miles
• 4.06 miles
• 6.76 miles
• 6.7 miles