Decimal Word Problems

Jill and her 4 friends (5 friends in all) earned $33.95 collecting aluminum cans. They shared the earnings equally. How much money did each receive?

• 33.95 (4) =

• 33.95 ( 5) =

• 33.95 $\div$ 4 =

• 33.95 $\div$ 5 =

Michael bought a shirt for $18.65. He gave the store clerk $20. How much should he get back?

• 20 - 18.65 =

• 20 + 18.65 =

• 18.65 - 20 =

• 18.65 ( 20) =

Anna bought a hamburger for $5.79 and a milkshake for 3.99. How much did her meal cost?

• 5.79 - 3.99 =

• 5.79 ( 3.99) =

• 3.99 - 5.79 =

• 5.79 + 3.99 =

Juan bought 12 packages of popcorn for $.59 a package. What was the total cost of the popcorn?

• 12 (.59) =

• 12 $\div$ 0.59 =

• 12 - 0.59 =

• 12 + 0.59 =

Sam had a rope that was 15 ft. long. He wants to cut the rope into 2.5 foot sections, how many pieces will he have?

• 15 (2.5) =

• 15 + 2.5 =

• 15 $\div$ 2.5 =

• 2.5 $\div$ 15 =

Jerry bought 6.95 lbs. of cherry and lime jelly beans for his birthday party. If 1.75 lbs. were cherry flavor, how many pounds were lime flavor?

• 5.2 lbs.

• 8.7 lbs.

• 9.7 lbs.

• 5.02 lbs.

Nancy was buying food for her birthday party. She bought a 52.93 oz bag of barbeque chips and a 79.6 oz bag of regular chips. How many ounces did she buy all together?

• 132.53 ounces

• 33.33 ounces

• 26.77 bags

• 60.89 ounces

Joy drinks 4 bottles of water per day.  Each bottle contains 16.5 fluid ounces.  How many fluid ounces of water does she drink per day? 

• 66 fluid ounces
• 68 fluid ounces
• 660 fluid ounces
• 680 fluid ounces

Billy buys 4 chairs for $27.90 each and 2 tables for $37.95 each. What is the cost of all the chairs and tables together?

• $111.60

• $187.50

• $75.90

• $167.40

Haley and her 4 friends decide to go out to dinner at Applebee's. The bill for their table came to $65.30. If they want to split the bill evenly between them, how much will each person pay?

• $18.10
• $16.33
• $20.13
• $13.06