Decimal Division Word Problems

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

Mrs. Linda has 17.16 cups of brownie mix. If each brownie uses 0.33 cups of mix, how many brownies can Mrs. Linda make?

• 52

• 53

• 54

• 22

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

Mrs. Baltazar's car used 2.5 gallons of gasoline this week. She drove a total of 37.9 miles. If the car got the same gas mileage for the entire trip, how many miles did the car travel for each gallon of gasoline?

• 12.68 miles

• 15.16 miles

• 19.0 miles

• 40.1 miles

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

Mrs. Rouse has a piece pf ribbon that is 2.65 feet long. She cuts it into 5 equal pieces. Which is the best estimate of each piece of ribbon?

• 0.4 foot

• 0.5 foot

• 4 feet

• 5 feet

When you move the decimal in the divisor, what happens in the dividend?

• You raise the decimal straight up

• Nothing

• You put a zero in the front

• The decimal moves the same amount in the dividend that it moved in the divisor.

Mrs. Teshin has a piece of cloth that is 4.5 yards long. She wants to cut it into pieces that are .25 yards long. How many pieces of cloth will she have?

• 1.8

• 18

• 1.125

• 4.75

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

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