Word Problems
Darby has a spool of ribbon that is 35.5 yards long. She will cut the ribbon into 5 equal pieces to make bows. What is the length of each piece of ribbon?
7.1 yards
52.7 ÷ 10 =
5.27
Jeff is making small bags of dried fruit from a large bag of dried fruit that weighs 9.51 pounds. If he puts the same amount of dried fruit in each of 3 bags, how much will each bag weigh?
3.17 lbs
95.3 ÷ 100 =
0.953
Jozian is buying 3 books in a trilogy set for $24.63. He will save $6.69 by buying the trilogy set instead of buying the 3 individual books. If each book costs the same amount, how much does each of the 3 books cost when purchased individually?
$10.44
78.3 ÷ 0.01 =
7830
Nathan eats 51.2 ounces of trail mix during an 5 day climb. Which estimate is the BEST for the average number of ounces of trail mix Nathan eats each day?
100 oz
88.8 ÷ 0.1 =
888
Mica drove 357.3 miles. For each gallon of gas, the car can travel 21 miles. Which estimates are the number of gas?
21 and 22 miles
3521 ÷ 100 =
35.21