Decimal Word Problems: Fun Math Challenges for Grade 5

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 1 cup

• 1.25 cups

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

A store sells a pack of 0.75 kg of rice. If you buy 4 packs, how many kilograms of rice do you have in total?

• 3 kg

• 4 kg

• 1.5 kg

• 2 kg

You have 3.6 meters of ribbon. If you cut it into pieces that are 0.9 meters long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 6

A car travels 2.4 kilometers on 1 liter of fuel. How far can it travel on 5 liters of fuel?

• 10 kilometers

• 15 kilometers

• 12 kilometers

• 8 kilometers

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour out 0.6 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1.0 liters

• 0.9 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.2 liters

You read 0.25 of a book in one day. How much of the book do you have left to read?

• 1.00

• 0.25

• 0.75

• 0.50

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left, expressed as a decimal?

• 0.75

• 0.8

• 0.625

• 0.5

A gardener plants 0.4 hectares of land with flowers. If he wants to plant 3 times that amount, how many hectares will he plant?

• 2.0 hectares

• 1.5 hectares

• 1.2 hectares

• 0.8 hectares

You have 5.5 meters of fabric. If you use 1.2 meters for a project, how much fabric do you have remaining?

• 2.3 meters

• 4.3 meters

• 5.0 meters

• 3.5 meters

A car can travel 0.6 kilometers on 1 liter of gas. How many liters of gas are needed to travel 12 kilometers?

• 20 liters

• 5 liters

• 30 liters

• 15 liters