Multiplying and Dividing Decimals with Word Problems

Mr. Garcia knows one acre has 208.7 square feet. He wants to know how many square feet there are in 2.5 acres? What operation should he use?

• Add

• Multiply

• Subtract

• Divide

A hamburger at L'Diner costs $3.50.

How much would 16 hamburgers cost at L'Diner?

$_____

Bill paid $32.50 for 4 fishing rods.

How much did Bill pay per fishing rod?

What operation should be performed?

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

• Add

Jane earned $2.70 per hour babysitting.

If she babysat for 6.5 hours, how much would she earn?

$_____

Joanna is buying some refrigerator magnets for her friends. Her total bill is $22.40.

If magnets are $0.70 each, how many magnets is she buying?

_____ magnets

Natalie baked 60 chocolate chip cookies.

Each cookie uses 0.15 ounces of chocolate chips.

How many ounces of chocolate chips do Natalie used for her cookies?

____ ounces

Justin and his three friends went out to dinner and had a total bill of $50.40.

How much did each person pay?

• $18.74

• $16.80

• $12.60

• $11.74

If you multiply 3.46 by 2.4, how many digits will be behind the decimal in your answer?

OR how many decimal places must you move?

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 3

Roasted peanuts are 3 bags for $2.25 at the ballpark. How many dollars does ONE bag of peanuts cost? ____

(type numbers only)

Mr. Garcia bought six chairs for his family room. The total for the chairs was $684.54 including tax. How much did each chair cost?

• $114.09

• $136.90

• $125.07

• $164.59