Problem Solving Decimals

Shermin cuts a 17-meter long ribbon into 3 equal pieces. How long, in meters, is each piece? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 0.57m

• 57m

• 3.17m

• 5.7 m

Mrs. Johnson went to the beauty shop and got a haircut that cost $30. Mrs. Young went to the beauty shop and paid 1.7 times the amount that Mrs. Johnson paid. How much did Mrs. Young’s haircut cost?

• $5.10

• $27

• $51

• $2.70

Mr. Juarez buys 2 shirts and 3 pairs of slippers for $107.60. Each shirt costs $19.90. Find the cost of each pair of slippers.

• $356.70

• $22.60

• $35.67

• $226.00

Meiling scores 0.8 of what Shawn scored on a test. Meiling scores 60 points. How many points did Shawn score?

• 48 points

• 72 points

• 98 points

• 140 points

A bag of grapes has a mass that is 5 times as much as a package of protein bars. The bag of grapes has a mass of 2.4 kilograms. Find the total mass of both items.

• 0.48 kilogram

• 2.88 kilograms

• 12 kilograms

• 14.4 kilograms

A string 21.35 meters long is cut into 5 pieces. The length of 4 of the pieces is 3.65 meters each. Find the length, in meters, of the fifth piece.

• 6.75 meters

• 3.65 meters

• 10.4 meters

• 14.6 meters