Decimal Division: Real-World Word Problems for Grade 5

A baker made 2.5 kg of dough and used 0.5 kg for each loaf. How many loaves can he make?

• 6 loaves

• 4 loaves

• 3 loaves

• 5 loaves

A car travels 3.6 miles on 0.9 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon?

• 4 miles per gallon

• 5 miles per gallon

• 2.5 miles per gallon

• 3 miles per gallon

A teacher has 4.5 meters of ribbon and wants to cut it into pieces that are 0.75 meters long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 5

• 8

• 7

• 6

A recipe calls for 1.2 cups of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 0.6 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 0.3 cups of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar

A gardener has 5.4 liters of water and wants to water 1.8 plants equally. How much water does each plant get?

• 4 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 3 liters

• 2 liters

A book costs $12.50, and you have $2.50. How many books can you buy?

• 3

• 1

• 0

• 2

A runner completes a 4.5-mile race in 1.5 hours. What is the average speed in miles per hour?

• 5 miles per hour

• 3 miles per hour

• 4 miles per hour

• 2 miles per hour

A bottle holds 2.4 liters of juice. If you pour it into cups that hold 0.6 liters each, how many cups can you fill?

• 3

• 6

• 5

• 4

A farmer harvested 6.3 tons of apples and packed them into boxes that hold 1.05 tons each. How many boxes did he use?

• 5

• 7

• 8

• 6

A school has 3.75 pounds of candy to share equally among 15 students. How much candy does each student get?

• 0.25 pounds

• 0.5 pounds

• 1 pound

• 0.75 pounds