Decimal Operations Word Problems

1.43

Nina goes to the neighborhood store to buy 14 rolls of paper towels. If she pays $20.02 in all for her purchase, how much does one roll of paper towel cost?

13.75

The Cooper family owns a luxury sedan and a compact car. The fuel tank capacity of the luxury sedan is 22.45 gallons and that of the compact car is 8.7 gallons. Find the difference in the fuel tank capacities of the two cars.

35.88

A one-year subscription of a science magazine costs $37.00. If you were to buy 12 issues of the same magazine from a newsstand for a year, you would end up spending $72.88. How much will you save by opting for a subscription?

5.5

At a farmers' market, Kenny picks 5 cantaloupes that weigh a total of 27.52 pounds. Find the average weight of one cantaloupe.

390

Carrie works as a library assistant at the Marion County Library. She earns $9.75 per hour. How much will she get paid, if she puts in 40 hours of work in a week?

149.37

Chuck is on a week-long vacation and wants to hire a car for a few days of sightseeing. A car rental agency offers him a compact car for $49.79 a day. If Chuck rents out the car for 3 days, how much does he need to pay the agency in total?

129.98

Eric, a fitness enthusiast, visits a store and buys a Fitness Tracker for $84.99 and a Heart Rate Bracelet Monitor for $44.99. How much does Eric spend in all on his purchase?

8.52

Kimberly makes 127.81 fluid ounces of honey-basil lemonade for her nieces and nephews. She pours it out equally into 15 glasses without spillage. How much honey-basil lemonade does each glass hold?

19.80

Mandy buys 5 packs of organic milk from the neighborhood store. Each pack is priced at $3.96. How much does Mandy spend in all on his purchase?

25.46

Mr. Williams buys 12 gallons of ivory paint to do up the exteriors of his home. How much does one gallon of paint cost, if he is billed a total of $305.46 for his purchase?

0.11

Nathan takes 42 minutes to tread a distance of 4.5 miles on a treadmill. How many miles per minute did he tread?

27.5

There are 11 packs of rib eye steaks on display at a supermarket. How many pounds do the rib-eye steaks weigh altogether, if each pack weighs 2.5 pounds?