Dunn prep step 29 multiply and divide decimal number stories

Mavis is baking cookies and needs to increase her recipe by 1.5 times to make enough for a school bake sale. If the original recipe calls for 0.75 cups of sugar, how much sugar does she need for the increased recipe?

• 0.25 cups
• 2.75 cups
• 0.5 cups
• 1.125 cups

Emma bought 3.5 kilograms of bananas at $2.20 per kilogram. What was the total cost of the bananas?

• $5.75
• $10.50
• $7.70

• $3.25

Mrs. Fannin has a garden that requires 4.5 liters of water each day. If she has a watering can that holds 0.75 liters of water, how many times does she need to fill the watering can to water her garden for a day?

• 8

• 10
• 6

• 3

A recipe calls for 0.75 cups of flour, and the recipe needs to be tripled. How many cups of flour are needed in total?

• 2.25 cups
• 3.75 cups
• 1.5 cups
• 0.25 cups

Nelly bought 3 pounds of apples for $4.59. If the price of apples is the same per pound, what would be the cost of 1 pound of apples?

• $2.25
• $1.75
• $3.10
• $1.53

LIlly went to the store and bought 7.5 yards of fabric. She wants to make curtains that are 0.5 yards wide. How many curtains can she make from the fabric she bought?

• 15
• 20
• 10
• 5

Allison ordered 4 pizzas for a party. Each pizza costs $8.89. What is the total cost of the pizzas?

• $35.56
• $40.00
• $24.67
• $30.25

A rectangular garden measures 7.5 meters in length and 4.2 meters in width. What is the total area of the garden in square meters?

• 40.3
• 25.6
• 11.7
• 31.5

Astra bought 3.75 pounds of assorted cookies from the bakery. She wants to share them equally among 5 of her friends. How many pounds of cookies will each friend receive?

• 0.75 pounds
• 2.5 pounds
• 0.5 pounds
• 1.25 pounds

Mariam has 2.25 liters of orange juice. She wants to pour it into small bottles that can hold 0.3 liters each. How many small bottles will she need to pour all the orange juice without overflowing?

• She will need 5 small bottles.

• She will need 6 small bottles.
• She will need 7 small bottles.

• She will need 8 small bottles.