Solving Word Problems with Decimals

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If a car originally cost $20,000 and is now selling for 15% off, what is the sale price of the car?

• $18,500

• $17,000

• $16,000

• $19,500

Ms. SIkes paid a total of $95.40 for a 12 month magazine subscription. She paid the same amount each month. What amount did Ms. Sikes pay each month?

• $7.95

• $7.96

• $1,144.80

• $107.40

Ms. Jaffey had a total of 428.5 ounces of pretzels to put into 5 bowls for a party. She put an equal number of ounces of pretzels into each bowl.

How many ounces of pretzels did Ms. Jaffey put into each bowl?

• 85.7 ounces

• 97.7 ounces

• 80.0 ounces

• 85.3 ounces

Anthony has a goal of saving $96.20. He will save the same amount each week for 13 weeks. How much money will Anthony need to save each week in order to meet his goal?

• $7.40

• $7.52

• $7.04

• $7.31

Mr. Adams drove his delivery truck 151.2 miles during 24 days. He drove the same number of miles each day.

How many miles did Mr. Adams drive each day?

• 6.3 miles

• 7.16 miles

• 6.0 miles

• 5.13 miles

The weight of sand in a large bag is 63.4 pounds. The sand in the bag is divided equally into 20 small bags.

What is the weight in pounds of the sand in each small bag?

• 3.114 pounds

• 3.107 pounds

• 31.7 pounds

• 3.17 pounds

Amber saved a total of $3.20 over 5 weeks. She saved the same amount of money each week. How much money did Amber save each week?

• $1.44

• $1.56

• $0.64

• $1.80

A rope was 14.35 inches long. Megan cut the rope into 7 pieces of equal length. What was the length of each piece of rope in inches?

• 2.5 inches

• 2.35 inches

• 2.05 inches

• 2.55 inches

• 190

• 1.9

• 19

• .19

• $287.17

• $325.00

• $32.50

• $3.25