Add, Subtract, Multiply Decimals Word Problems

Mr. Garcia bought six chairs for his family room. The total for the chairs was $684.54 including tax. How much did each chair cost?

• $114.09

• $136.90

• $125.07

• $164.59

Joanie weighs 102 pounds. Her father weighs 2.2 times as much as Joanie. Based on this information, which statement is true?

• Her father's weight is 104.2 lbs because 102 + 2.2 = 104.2

• Her father's weight is 220.4 lbs because 102 x 2.2 = 220.4

• Her father's weight is 224.4 lbs because 102 x 2.2 = 224.4

• Her father's weight is 234.4 lbs because 102 x 2.2 = 234.4 lbs

Sami and his five friends went to the county fair. The total cost for their tickets and food was $75. They all split the cost equally so each person would pay the same amount. How much does each person pay? $____

(type numbers only)

Mrs. Archer is doing a painting project with her art class. She uses a large jug with 28.5 ounces of blue paint to fill 6 smaller bottles. If she divides the paint evenly, how much paint will be in each bottle?

____ ounces

Nikki is buying some greeting cards for her friends. Her total bill is $14.40. If cards are $0.60 each, how many greeting cards is she buying? _____

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

OR how many decimal places must you move?

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 3

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 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