Decimal Division Word Problems STAAR

3 friends went to a restaurant and had a bill totally $42.99. If they split the bill evenly, how much will each person pay?

• $143.30

• $14.33

• $128.97

• $13.43

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

Anette used 136.92 inches of lace equally on 12 dresses. How much lace did she use on each dress?

• 11.04 inches

• 11.31 inches

• 11.41 inches

• 12.57 inches

Morgan wants to cut a straight board into 6 equal pieces. The board is 75.96 inches long. How long should Morgan cut each piece?

• 12.6 inches

• 12.66 inches

• 12.77 inches

• 13.16 inches

June has 1.32 pounds of candy. She wants to share it equally with herself and 3 friends. how much candy will each person receive? 

• 0.33

• 0.44

• 3.96

• 5.28

Mrs. Green spent $15 at Dunkin Donuts on coffee. If she bought 6 coffees, what was the cost of one coffee?

• $0.40

• $2.50

• $9

• $90

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

The length of a piece of yarn is 19.2 units. Jesse cut the piece of yarn into 4 smaller pieces that were all the same length. Which expression represents the length of each smaller piece of yarn?

• 19.2 x 4

• 19.2 - 4

• 19.2 ÷ 4

• 19.2 + 4

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

Mark has $5.25 in quarters. He spent all this money on 3 sports drinks. He spent the same amount for each sports drink. Which equation can be used to find the amount of money Mark spent for each sports drink?

• 5.25 × 3 = 15.75

• 5.25 ÷ 7 = 0.75

• 5.25 ÷ 3 = 1.75

• 5.25 × 7 = 36.75