Multiplication of Decimals Word Problems

On Friday, Sally talks for 38.4 minutes on her cell phone. On Saturday, she uses 5.5 as many minutes as she did on Friday. How long does Sally talk on her cell phone on Saturday?

• 329

• 43.9

• 211.2

• 32.9

Miley weighed two rocks. The first rock weighed 3.87 grams, the second rock weighed five times as much as the first rock. How much did the second rock weigh?

• 8.87

• 19.35

• 7.74

• 193.5

Ava earned $59.70 selling handmade bracelets at the craft fair. She sold a total of 6 bracelets. If all the bracelets were priced the same, how much did she charge for each bracelet?

• $8.98

• $9.95

• $53.70
  

• $65.70

Billy bought 3.5 pieces of wood to build a bird feeder. Each piece of wood cost $1.50. How much did Billy spend on wood for his bird feeder? WHICH OPERATION WOULD YOU USE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

It costs $8.95 per person to attend the state museum.  All 352 fifth graders attended.  How much did they pay to go on the field trip?

• $3,150.40

• $782.10

• $54.40

• 360.95

Jackie bought 4.2 pounds of apples at the orchard.  Apples cost $1.45 per pound.  How much did she pay in total for apples?  How much change did she get back if she paid with a twenty dollar bill?

More than one answer

• total = $6.90 and

• change =  $13.91

• total = $4.20 and

• change = $15.80

Giovanni bought 7 packs of trading cards.  Each pack cost him $4.89.  How much did he spend on cards?

• $33.54

• $34.23

• $74.89

• $342.30

Haley bought 7.4 pounds of wood chips for her 3 gardens.  Wood chips cost $4.29 per pound.  How much did Haley spend on wood chips?

• $31.75

• $94.50

• $22.2

• $317.50