Add Subtract Multiply and Divide Decimals Word Problems

One serving of cheese enchiladas uses 1.5 ounces of cheese. The entire pan of enchiladas uses 12.75 ounces. How many servings are in the pan? What operation do you need to perform?

• Multiply

• Divide

• Add

• Subtract

Blue and her 2 friends went out to dinner and had a tab of $37.47. How much did each person pay?

• $18.74

• $112.41

• $11.41

• $12.49

If you multiply 3.4 by 2.4, how many digits will be behind the decimal in your answer?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

There are 12.5 gallons of paint. Josie paid $56.25 for the gallon of paint. How much did it cost per gallon for the paint? What operation should you perform?

• Divide

• Multiply

• Add

• Subtract

There are 12.5 gallons of paint. Josie noticed it cost $4.50 a gallon for the paint. How much will she spend on the paint? What operation should be completed to solve this problem?

• Divide

• Multiply

• Add

• Subtract

Ms. Bass is making waffles that require 2/3 cup of sugar. She only wants to make 3/4 of the recipe. How many cups of sugar should Ms. Bass use to make her waffles? What operation should you perform?

• Add

• Multiply

• Divide

• Subtract

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Word problems that ask you "how much more" one person's salary is than another ask you to....

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

What is the first step when adding and subtracting decimals?

• Line up the numbers

• Line up the decimals

• Add or subtract like normal

• Add in placeholders

Sarah bought 2.5 meters of fabric to make a patchwork quilt. If the fabric was on sale for $6.20 per meter, how much did Sarah spend?

• $15.50

• $155

• $15.65

• $1.55