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Math Word Problems - GED, PSAT, SAT, ACT, GRE Preparation
6.9 Decimal Division Word Problems

  1. Read the questions carefully.
  2. Compute the results as per the question.
Example: There are 12 bags that weigh 41.4 kgs . What is the weight of each bag?
41.4/12
Answer: 3.45 kg


Directions: Solve the following. Also write at least 5 examples of your own.
Q 1: There are 8 bags of rocks all together weighing 32.16 pounds. Each bag weighs the same. How much does each bag weigh?
4.12 pounds
5.02 pounds
4.20 pounds
4.02 pounds

Q 2: If the grass in your yard grew .7 inches in 14 days. How much did it grow each day?
5 inches
.5 inches
.005 inches
.05 inches

Q 3: Julie's mom gives .09 cents each time she practices a piano lesson. If Julie earned $2.34, how many piano lessons did she practice?
16 times
26 times
25 times
20 times

Q 4: Marie earned $15 by baby-sitting. She wants to buy a book for $4.50 and a game for $7.00. How much change will she have left from her $15?
$4.50
$4.00
$3.50
$2.50

Q 5: Mary invited her 4 friends home after school. Her mom gave all the children milk. The children altogether drank 6 glasses of milk. Assuming each of them drank the same amount, how much milk did each one drink?
1.25
1.75
1.80
1.50

Q 6: Each bag of apples weighs 3.6 pounds. How many bags of apples would be needed to make 100.8 pounds?
24
25
30
28

Q 7: Mr. B traveled 114.1 miles on 7 gallons of gasoline. How many miles did he travel on each gallon of gasoline? (miles per gallon)
20.3
16.3
17.3
15.3

Q 8: The price of a gallon of gas is $1.499. We can say that the price of a gallon of gas is close to $1.50.
False
True

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