Decimal Divisions & Subtractions: 5th Grade Challenges

A bakery made 12.5 dozen cookies. If they sold 3.75 dozen, how many dozen cookies are left?

• 5 dozen

• 8.75 dozen

• 10 dozen

• 7.5 dozen

Sarah has 4.5 meters of ribbon. She uses 1.2 meters for a project and then cuts another 0.5 meters for a gift. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3.0 meters

• 2.8 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 4.0 meters

A car travels 150.75 miles on 5.5 gallons of gas. How many miles does the car travel per gallon?

• 27.5 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

• 20 miles per gallon

Tom bought 3.6 pounds of apples. If he uses 1.2 pounds to make a pie, how many pounds of apples does he have left?

• 2.4 pounds

• 3.0 pounds

• 1.0 pounds

• 2.0 pounds

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you only have 1.75 cups, how much more do you need to buy?

• 0.75 cups

• 1 cup

• 0.5 cups

• 2 cups

A farmer harvested 250.5 liters of milk. He sold 75.25 liters. How much milk does he have left?

• 150.25 liters

• 200 liters

• 100 liters

• 175.25 liters

Emma read 3.75 books in a month. If she reads 1.5 books each week, how many weeks did it take her to read that many books?

• 1 week

• 3 weeks

• 4.5 weeks

• 2.5 weeks

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour out 0.75 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 0.75 liters

• 1.25 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1 liter

A school has 450.5 pounds of food. If they distribute 125.25 pounds to families, how much food remains?

• 400.5 pounds

• 325.25 pounds

• 300.25 pounds

• 250.5 pounds

A gardener planted 2.5 acres of flowers. If 1.2 acres are in bloom, how many acres are not in bloom?

• 1.3 acres

• 0.5 acres

• 1.0 acres

• 2.0 acres