grade6, word problem on decimals

© 2007 1 -2010 tutorco.com Solve the following questions : 1. You buy 7 items and pay $8.75. How much does each item costs? 2. A train traveled 13.6 miles in four hours. The same distance was traveled very hour. How far did the train travel every hour? 3. A factory filled 935 bottles in 3.5 hours. The same number of bottles were filled each hour. How many bottles are filled every hour? TOPIC: DECIMALS 6/3/5/S © 2007 2 -2010 tutorco.com 4. An hourglass contains 7.800 grams of sand. If all the sand spills down at a constant rate in 60 minutes, how many grams of sand spill down in 1 minute? 5. Jack earns $390 in 40 hours. If the pay for each hour is constant, how much he earns per hour? 6. A class of 32 students went on a field trip. If the total cost for the class to go on the field trip was $126.4, find money paid by each student for the trip. © 2007 3 -2010 tutorco.com 7. Bonita bought 26 gallons of gasoline for $1.35 per gallon. What was the total cost of the gasoline? 8. Kerry earns $9.75 per hour. If he works for 40 hours, how much will he earn before deductions? 9. Mr. Cartwright bought 18 computer books for his bookstore. If he paid $24.95 for each book, about how much did Mr. Cartwright pay for the books? © 2007 4 -2010 tutorco.com 10. Jonathan's cow is very fragile, but she still gives about 14.4 gallons of milk a day. How many gallons does she give in one hundred twenty days? 11. An elementary school cafeteria sold 164 cartons of milk during a lunch period. If each carton cost $0.35, how much did the cafeteria collect from the sale of milk during that lunch period? 12. A class of 32 students went on a field trip. If it cost each student $3.95 to go on the field trip, what was the total cost for the class to go on the field trip? 13. Lauren sat between Amanda and Brianna at the movies. They each paid $7.25 to get in. How much money did it cost for all three girls to go to the movie? © 2007 5 -2010 tutorco.com 14. You have purchased a new bicycle for $389.98 and a helmet for $23.64. How much is your total bill? 15. A nurse needs to make sure that a patient receives 1.12 liters of fluid during a 24 hour period. The IV bottle originally contained 2.1 liters of fluid. How much fluid should be left in the IV bottle when the patient has been given the necessary amount of fluid for the day? 16. Ellen wanted to buy the following items: A DVD player for $49.95, a DVD holder for $19.95 and a personal stereo for $21.95. Does Ellen have enough money to buy all three items if she has $90 with her? © 2007 6 -2010 tutorco.com 17. What is the combined thickness of these five shims: 0.008, 0.125, 0.15, 0.185, and 0.005 cm? 18. Melissa purchased $39.46 in groceries at a store. The cashier gave her $1.46 in change from a $50 bill. Melissa gave the cashier an angry look. What did the cashier do wrong? 19. Patricia has $425.82 in her checking account. How much does she have in her account after she makes a deposit of $120.75 and a withdrawal of $185.90? © 2007 7 -2010 tutorco.com 20. Tony has 5.8 kg of coffee. He will put them in 8 bags. How much will be in each bag? 21. Randy has 5.8 kg coffee. He wants 0.25 kg bags. How many bags will he need? 22. There are 5 people on the elevator. Together they weigh 925.98 lbs. Find the average weight.