Decimals Word Problem

9 hostesses plan to split the cost of a gift equally. If the gift costs $558.90, how much will each hostess pay?

A group of 12 friends went out to eat. They plan to split the bill of $67.80. How much will each friend pay?

Jan bought 39.6 feet of ribbon. She plans to cut it into 11 pieces of equal length. How long will each piece be?

A teacher had a total of 32.4 pounds of owl pellets. Equal amounts of pellets were placed on 18 trays. How many pounds were on each tray?

Woody had a rope that was 61.2 feet long. If he cuts the rope into 8 sections, how long will each section be?

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?

• 4

• 1.04

• 1.40

• 66.56

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

Jim earns $22.50, $14.75, and $8.50 on three different days.  How much did he earn in all? 

• $28.75

• $45.25

• $45.75

• 457.50

Ms. Hvozdik ran 12.3 mile on Saturday.  Ms. Chaney ran 4.9 miles.  How much farther did Mrs. Hvozdik run than Ms. Chaney? 

• 7.4

• 17.2

• 8.6

• 8

If 4 boxes of cereal cost $16.24, how much does one box of cereal cost?

• $4.60

• $4.06

• $406

• .40