Mastering Decimal Division: Word Problems & Estimation

A baker made 2.4 kg of dough and used it to make 6 equal-sized loaves. How much dough did each loaf use?

• 0.3 kg

• 0.6 kg

• 0.5 kg

• 0.4 kg

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

• 3 miles per gallon

• 5 miles per gallon

• 2.5 miles per gallon

• 4 miles per gallon

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour it into cups that hold 0.3 liters each, how many cups can you fill?

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 5 cups

• 6 cups

A gardener has 4.5 meters of rope and wants to cut it into pieces that are 0.5 meters long. How many pieces can he cut?

• 7

• 10

• 8

• 9

A teacher has 2.25 hours to complete a project. If she spends 0.75 hours on each section, how many sections can she complete?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

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

• 1.5 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 0.3 cups of sugar

A runner completes a 5.4 km race in 0.6 hours. What is the runner's speed in km per hour?

• 9 km/h

• 10 km/h

• 7 km/h

• 8 km/h

A store sells 3.6 kg of apples for $4.50. How much does 1 kg of apples cost?

• $1.25

• $0.90

• $2.00

• $3.50

A pool holds 2.4 cubic meters of water. If it is filled at a rate of 0.3 cubic meters per hour, how long will it take to fill the pool?

• 12 hours

• 8 hours

• 10 hours

• 6 hours

A recipe requires 0.8 liters of milk. If you have 2.4 liters, how many recipes can you make?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4