Real-Life Decimal Division: Fun with Fractions!

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?

• 1.25 cups

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

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

• 6

• 5

• 3

A car travels 4.5 miles on 0.5 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 9 miles

• 6 miles

• 12 miles

• 4 miles

A bag of candy weighs 1.2 kilograms. If you divide it into bags that each weigh 0.3 kilograms, how many bags do you have?

• 3

• 6

• 4

• 5

You bought 2.4 pounds of apples and want to share them equally among 3 friends. How many pounds of apples does each friend get?

• 1.0 pounds

• 0.6 pounds

• 1.2 pounds

• 0.8 pounds

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour it into cups that hold 0.25 liters each, how many cups can you fill?

• 6 cups

• 10 cups

• 4 cups

• 8 cups

You read 3.75 books in a month. If you want to read the same number of books each week, how many books should you read per week?

• 1.5

• 0.5

• 2.5

• 0.9375

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 2.4 slices, what fraction of the pizza have you eaten in decimal form?

• 0.3

• 0.5

• 0.25

• 0.4

A gardener has 5.5 square meters of garden space. If he plants flowers in 1.1 square meters, how much space is left for vegetables?

• 2.2 square meters

• 3.3 square meters

• 5.0 square meters

• 4.4 square meters

You have 6.4 liters of paint and want to use it to paint walls that require 0.8 liters each. How many walls can you paint?

• 6

• 4

• 10

• 8