Math Word Problems Worksheet Page 8

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Show your work and/or explain your thinking for each problem.
Set 8
1.
Marty has $20.00. He is buying a CD. Does he have enough money to buy a paperback
book also? All prices include tax.
Media Store Sale Prices
Paperback books $1.95
Hardcover books $5.95
T-shirts
$7.95
Caps/Hats
$7.95
CDs
$12.95
2.
A tour company collected $72 for a tour of Red Rock Canyon. The cost of the tour for
each person is $9. How many people went on the tour?
3.
At the end of 61 trips, a fishing company caught 23,180 pounds of fish. How many pounds
were caught at each trip (the same amount was caught each time)?
4.
Tamara’s mom paid $3,900 rent in 6 months. What was the monthly cost for rent?
5.
A teacher divided a large container of tiles into 12-ounce containers for his students. There
were no tiles left in the large container. There are 35 students in the class. How many
ounces of tiles were in the large?
6.
Order the decimals from least to greatest. Then place them on a number line.
1.5, 0.3, 0.8, 1.9, 1.2
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
7.
The height of Mr. Peterson’s desk is 30.62 inches. The height of Mr. Locke’s desk is 30.67
inches. Whose desk is taller? Explain.
8.
Maria and her two friends have sandwiches for lunch. Maria ate 7/16 of her sandwich.
Sarah ate ¾ of her sandwich. Tanya ate 4/8 of her sandwich. Who ate the most? Who ate
the least? Explain or show your work.
9.
Suzanne bought a pencil for $.25, an eraser for $.15, a pen for $2.35, and a notebook for
$4.75. She gave the cashier $20.00. How much change did she get back?
10. Alicia needs to be home by 2:30 pm. It takes 2 hours and 15 minutes to drive home. What
time does she need to leave to be home on time?

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