Decimal Word Problems

Justin and his three friends went out to dinner and had a bill of $50.40. If they decided to split the bill evenly,

how much did each person pay?

• $18.74

• $16.80

• $12.60

• $11.74

Mr. Garcia has a piece of rope that is 12.5 feet long.

He is cutting the rope into pieces that are 1.25 feet long.

How many of the shorter pieces will he have?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

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

7.83 x 1.2

• 9.396
• 93.96
• 7.86
• 2.349

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

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

Jacob bought 5 bottles of orange juice at a market. Each bottle cost $2.43. How much did the orange juice cost all together?

• $7.43
• $10.05
• $12.15
• $20.05

Emily bought the following amounts of fruit at a fruit stand:
0.75 pounds of grapes
0.5 pounds of bananas
1.25 pounds of apples

How much did her fruit weigh altogether?

• 0.25 pounds
• 2.05 pounds
• 2.50 pounds
• 25.0 pounds