Decimal Challenges: Dividing and Converting in Real Life

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

• 10 dozen

• 5 dozen

• 7.5 dozen

• 8.75 dozen

Sarah has 4.5 meters of ribbon. She uses 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have remaining?

• 4.0 meters

• 3.3 meters

• 2.5 meters

• 1.2 meters

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

• 27.5 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

• 20 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

Tom bought 3.5 pounds of apples. If he eats 0.75 pounds, how many pounds does he have left?

• 2.75 pounds

• 1.75 pounds

• 2.5 pounds

• 3.0 pounds

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

• 0.5 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 0.75 cups

A book costs $12.50. If you have $50, how many books can you buy and how much money will you have left?

• 3 books, $2.50 left

• 4 books, $0 left

• 5 books, $2.50 left

• 2 books, $25 left

A gardener planted 2.4 acres of flowers. If 0.6 acres are roses, how many acres are not roses?

• 1.8 acres

• 1.2 acres

• 0.6 acres

• 2.0 acres

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

• 1 liter

• 0.5 liters

• 1.25 liters

• 0.75 liters

A school has 250 students. If 60% of them are girls, how many boys are there?

• 100

• 80

• 120

• 150

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

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 7/8