Grade 5 Decimal Word Problems: Division & Fractions

A baker made 2.5 kg of cookies. If he packs them into bags of 0.5 kg each, how many bags can he fill?

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 3

Sarah has 3.75 liters of juice. She wants to pour it equally into 5 cups. How much juice will each cup get?

• 0.75 liters

• 1.25 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 2 liters

A ribbon is 4.2 meters long. If you cut it into pieces that are 0.7 meters long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 5

• 7

• 6

• 8

Tom read 1.5 books in a week. If he reads the same amount each week, how many books will he read in 4 weeks?

• 8 books

• 10 books

• 4 books

• 6 books

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

• 15 kilometers

• 8 kilometers

• 12 kilometers

• 10 kilometers

Emily has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she wants to share it equally with 3 friends, how much pizza will each person get in decimal form?

• 0.75

• 0.1875

• 0.5

• 0.25

A bottle holds 1.2 liters of water. If you pour out 0.3 liters, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 1.0 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.2 liters

• 0.9 liters

A farmer harvested 5.6 tons of apples. If he sells them in boxes of 0.8 tons each, how many boxes does he have?

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 7

A school has 2.5 meters of fabric. If they need to cut it into pieces of 0.25 meters each, how many pieces can they make?

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 8

Liam has 1.2 meters of string. He uses 0.4 meters for a project. How much string does he have left?

• 1.0 meters

• 1.2 meters

• 0.4 meters

• 0.8 meters