IXL | Add, subtract, multiply, or divide two decimals: word problems

Alvin bought 8.11 ounces of flour and he used 0.37 ounces of it to make biscuits. How much is left?

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Evan goes out to dinner with some friends to celebrate their graduation. Their total bill is $34.08. If the 3 of them split the bill evenly, how much does each person pay?

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The total bill is $34.08 for 3 people. Divide to find how much each person pays.

	1	1	.	3	6
3	3	4	.	0	8
– 3
	0	4
– 3
		1		0
– 9
				1	8
– 1					8
					0

Each person pays

$11.36.

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