Decimal and Percent Word Problems

The price for walnuts at Mac's is $6.35 per pound. At Cash's, the price is $7.98 per pound. How much higher is the price at Cash's?

• $6.35 - $7.98 =

• $7.98 - $6.35 =

• $6.35 + $7.98 =

• $6.35 ( $7.98) =

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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) =

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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) =

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

• 12 (.59) =

• 12 - 0.59 =

• 12 + 0.59 =

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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 =

Riley has started a babysitting business. She charges $3.85 per hour. If she works 8 hours a week, how many dollars does she earn for the week?

• $30.80
• $3.08
• $308.80
• $40.80

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Every week Joshua runs 2.1 miles on Monday, 3.1 miles on Wednesday, 4.05 miles on Thursday, and 2.65 miles on Friday. How many total miles will he run in a week?

• 11.2

• 11.9

• 19.1

• 12.6

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At the craft store, Stanley bought a bag of yellow and purple marbles. He received 60 marbles in all. 42 of the marbles were yellow. What percentage of the marbles were yellow?

• 7%
• 18
• 70%
• .7

Bonnie took a history test and scored 21 out of 84 correct. What percentage did she get right?

• 25%
• 75%
• 4%
• 21%

Ian's town voted on a new speed limit. Of the votes received, 310 were in favor of the new speed limit and 190 were opposed. What percentage of the votes were in favor of the new speed limit? 
*HINT* You have to find the total number of votes first!! 

• 62%
• 38%
• 61%
• 310 people