Decimals: Word Problems

Regina’s mom gave her $50 to spend at the mall. She bought shoes for $32.89 and her lunch cost her $5.33. How much change did Regina leave with?

• $11.78

• $88.22

• $55.33

• $82.89

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A candy store owner has 8.32 pounds of jelly beans.  If she puts the jelly beans into 8 jars, how much candy will go in each jar?

• 1.4
• 1.04
• 1.40
• 66.56

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Jacob bought 30 bottles of orange juice at a market. Each bottle cost $2.12. How much did the orange juice cost all together?

• $32.12

• $27.88

• $63.60

• $60.36

1 kg sugar cost $ 1.55 and 1 kg of salt cost $ 0.50. A shopkeeper bought 10 kg of sugar and 4 kg of salt. How much did he pay altogether?

Answer explanation

Sugar= $1.55 x 10 = $15.50

Salt= $0.50 x 4 = $2

Altogether= $15.50 + $2 = $ 17.50

 

He paid $17.50 altogether.

There were 200 workers in a factory. Each worker worked 20 h a week and was paid $ 3.50 an hour. How much did the company have to pay the 200 workers altogether each week?

Answer explanation

Each worker is paid= 20 x $3.50 = $70

200 worker = $70 x 200 = $14 000

 

The company paid $14 000 for all workers in a week

Mom bought a total 5.5 L of canned orange juice for a party. There were 5 kids and each received 2 cans. Find the mass of each can in milliliters.

Answer explanation

Number of cans= 5 x 2 = 10

Mass of each can= 5.5 ÷ 10 = 0.55 liter

= 550 ml

 

The mass of each can is 550 ml