Word Problems
A carpenter has a plank of wood that is 121.92 centimeters long. He cuts the plank into 4 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
30.48 centimeters
*DOUBLE POINTS*
2.5 divide 100
.025
0.32 divide 8
0.04
72 divide .09
800
3.7 divide .5
7.4
Your friend pays $84.29 for a sewing machine and 6 yards of fabric. The sewing machine costs $59.99. How much does each yard of fabric cost?
$4.05
62.5 divide 10^2
0.625
289.6 divide 16
18.1
100 divide 0.2
500
17.6 divide 3.1
6
*DOUBLE POINTS*
You spend $67.45 on a video game controller, the gaming headset, and 3 video games. The video games each cost the same amount. How much does each video game cost if the controller cost $15.49 and the headset cost $21.99?
$9.99
*DOUBLE POINTS*
18.7 divide 10^3
0.0187
14.7 divide 5
2.94
96 divide 0.4
240
57.5 divide 6.89
8
A 20-ounce bottle of ketchup costs $2.80. A 14-ounce bottle of mustard costs $2.38. Which item costs less per ounce? How much less is it?
The 20 ounce bottle is $0.14 per ounce, which is $.03 less per ounce than the 14 ounce bottle. ($.17/oz)
1.84 divide 0.1
18.4
28.66 divide 5
5.732
46 divide 2.3
20
3.57 divide 0.84
4.25
Three friends take a taxi ride that costs $4.75 per mile. They travel 10.2 miles and tip the driver $8. They share the total cost equally. How much does each friend pay?
$18.82
63 divide 10^2 + 10
10.63
18.351 divide 9
2.039
201 divide 7.5
26.8
102.3 divide 4.4
23.25