Decimal Division: Real-World Problem Solving for 5th Grade

A baker made 12.5 kg of dough and used it to make 25 loaves of bread. How much dough did each loaf use?

• 1 kg

• 0.5 kg

• 0.25 kg

• 2 kg

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

• 30 miles per gallon

• 27.5 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

• 20 miles per gallon

Emma bought 3.6 meters of ribbon and wants to cut it into pieces that are 0.9 meters long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 3

A farmer harvested 45.6 liters of milk from his cows. If he puts it into bottles of 1.2 liters each, how many bottles can he fill?

• 38

• 40

• 42

• 36

A school has 250.5 books and wants to distribute them equally among 15 classrooms. How many books will each classroom receive?

• 15.0

• 18.3

• 16.7

• 20.5

A recipe requires 2.4 cups of sugar. If you want to make only half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 2.4 cups

• 3.0 cups

• 1.0 cup

• 1.2 cups

A gardener planted 8.4 meters of flowers in 7 rows. How many meters of flowers are in each row?

• 3.5 meters

• 1.2 meters

• 2.4 meters

• 0.8 meters

A store sold 56.25 pounds of apples in 9 days. How many pounds of apples did they sell on average per day?

• 5.75 pounds

• 7.50 pounds

• 6.25 pounds

• 8.00 pounds

A cyclist traveled 18.75 miles in 1.5 hours. What was the average speed in miles per hour?

• 10 miles per hour

• 15 miles per hour

• 20 miles per hour

• 12.5 miles per hour

A teacher has 36.4 pencils and wants to give them equally to 8 students. How many pencils will each student receive?

• 3.25

• 4.00

• 5.10

• 4.55