Decimal
Problem Solving
Problem Solving Procedures:
 Read the problem to determine the unknown.
 Reread the problem
underlining or
highlighting the given data and key words.
 State what is the unknown (usually the
unknown will often be the question) and solve the
problem.
 Does the
final answer make sense?
1. Rodney bought a new book for
$15.75 and two new CDs for
$12.99 each. How much did
Rodney spend?
Answer: $41.73
3. If four people equally share a bill
for $14.56, how much should
each person pay?
Answer: $3.64
4. Ana cuts some wood that is 3.75
meters long into 5 pieces of equal
length. How long is each piece?
Answer: 0.75 meters
10. Daisy buys a shirt that cost $21.64
after tax. She gives the cashier $25.
How much, in dollars, does she get
back in change?
Answer:
$3.36
9. Thomas needs 42 cups for a party.
The cups are sold in packages of 5.
How many packages should he buy?
Answer: 9 packages
2.
An object on the surface of the Sun would
weigh around 28 times as much as it
weighs on Earth. How much would a 202.8
pound man weigh on the Sun?
Answer: 5,678.4 lbs
5. Amy bought six sweaters on sale for a
total of $126.24. How much did each
sweater cost if they were all marked
down the same price?
Answer: $21.04
7. Billy has 3.6 liters of juice. How many
0.25 L containers can he fill?
Answer: 14 containers
6. The school band is going to a
competition. There are 165 students in
the band. If each bus holds 25
students, how many buses will be
needed?
Answer: 7 buses
8. Megan is beginning an exercise
routine. She plans to walk 1 mile on
day 1 and increase her distance each
day by 0.25 mile. How many miles will
she be walking on day 10?
Answer: 3.25 miles