Decimal Word Problems

Decimal Word Problems

Read each word problem carefully and solve it. Show your work.

1. Sarah bought a book for $12.75 and a pen for $3.50. How much did she spend in total?

2. Mark had $25.00. He spent $8.25 on lunch. How much money does he have left?

3. A baker uses 0.75 cups of sugar for each batch of cookies. If he makes 4 batches, how much sugar does he use in total?

4. A car travels at an average speed of 60.5 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours?

5. Emily bought 3.5 pounds of apples for $7.00. How much did one pound of apples cost?

6. A rope is 12.6 meters long. If it is cut into 3 equal pieces, how long is each piece?

7. John earned $15.50 on Monday and $18.75 on Tuesday. He then spent $10.25. How much money does John have now?  

8. A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 times the recipe, you will need   cups of flour.

9. If you buy an item for $5.99 and pay with a $10.00 bill, your change will be $4.01.

10. Dividing 15 by 0.5 is the same as multiplying 15 by 2.