Equations with Decimals Word Problems

If one roll of masking tape costs $1.15, how many rolls can Emma buy  with $5.75?

• 1.15(5.75) = x

• 5.75x = 1.15

• 1.15x = 5.75

• x = 1.15/ 5.75

Joey and four of his friends went out to eat. They decided to split the bill evenly. Each person paid $11.13. What was the total bill? Write an equation you could use to solve this equation. Use d as your variable.

• d/4=$11.13

• 4d=$11.13

• d/5=$11.13

• 5d=$11.13

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

Paige was measuring how much taller she got over two years. In the first year she grew 4.62 cm. In the second year she grew 7.7 cm. How much taller did she grow over the two years?

• 12.3 cm

• 3.8 years

• 12.32 cm

• 12.32 years

Nancy was buying food for her birthday party. She bought a 52.93 oz bag of barbeque chips and a 79.6 oz bag of regular chips. How many ounces did she buy all together?

• 132.53 ounces

• 33.33 ounces

• 26.77 bags

• 60.89 ounces

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

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

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

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