Grade 8 Decimal Word Problems Worksheet

Decimal Word Problems

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

1. Sarah bought a shirt for $15.75, a pair of jeans for $29.99, and a hat for $12.50. How much did she spend in total?

2. Mark had $75.25 in his bank account. He withdrew $30.50. How much money does he have left?

3. A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3.5 batches of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

4. A car travels 350.5 miles on 10.2 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon does the car get?

5. A carpenter has a wooden board that is 8.75 meters long. He cuts off a piece that is 3.2 meters long. Then he divides the remaining board into 5 equal pieces. Each of the smaller pieces is   meters long.

6. Emily earns $12.50 per hour. Last week, she worked 25.5 hours. She spent $150.75 on groceries. After buying groceries, Emily had   left.

7. John bought 4.5 pounds of apples at $1.80 per pound. How much did he pay for the apples?