Decimal Operations Real Life Problems CIP Questions

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12 questions
Note from the author:
These are word problems copied from CIP (comprehensive Instructional Program) in which a calcualtor can be used.
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Barrett used a board 3.6 meters long to make 3 shelves of equal length. How long was each shelf?

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The distance from the starting line to the first hurdle is 13.72 meters.  The distance from the first hurdle to the second hurdle is 9.1 meters.  What is the total distance from the starting line to the second hurdle?

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Carter earned $12.22 an hour. He works 38 hours a week. In a four week month, about how much money did Steph earn?

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Your grandmother has given you $5.00 for you to divide equally between yourself and your three brothers. How much should each person get? Round to the nearest cent and include the $ sign.

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What would be the cost of 2 gallons of ice cream and 2 boxes of ice cream cones?

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Ellie walked 2.31 miles on a treadmill.  If Ellie walks the same amount for 5 days, how many total miles will she have walked?

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Brooklyn purchased 3 jars of sauce for a total of $4.58 and a box of pasta for $1.03. If she uses one jar of sauce with the box of pasta to make dinner, how much did it cost to make dinner?

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Dylan is comparing two kinds of aquariums. The first aquarium can hold a maximum of 12.875 gallons of water. The second aquarium can hold a maximum of 10.65 gallons of water. How many more gallons of water can the first aquarium hold than the second can?

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Esme bought 12 new hats and 4 new shirts. Each of his hats cost $18.98 and the shirts cost $27.45.  Estimatehow much money Chris spent on the hats and shirts.

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Jose went to the bank and took out $100. After she went shopping, she only had $25.76 left. How much money did Kara spend?

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Stefen earns $62.50 a week at his part- time job. He plans to work 48 weeks this year. There are 52 weeks in a year. About how much will he make this year?

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Fun Quest charges a $50 flat fee for birthday party rentals and $5.50 for each guest of the party. If there were 12 total guest, how much did the birthday party at Fun Quest cost?