Decimal Division: Solve Fun Word Problems in Grade 5

A baker made 2.4 kg of dough and wants to divide it into 6 equal parts for different types of bread. How much dough will each part weigh?

• 0.4 kg

• 0.6 kg

• 0.3 kg

• 0.5 kg

Sarah bought 3.6 meters of ribbon to make gift wraps. If she uses 0.9 meters for each gift, how many gifts can she wrap?

• 3

• 5

• 2

• 4

A car travels 4.5 miles on 1 gallon of gas. If it has 3 gallons of gas, how many miles can it travel?

• 13.5 miles

• 10 miles

• 12 miles

• 15 miles

Tom has 5.5 liters of juice. He wants to pour it equally into 5 bottles. How much juice will each bottle contain?

• 3 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.1 liters

• 2.5 liters

A farmer harvested 7.2 tons of apples and wants to pack them into boxes that hold 1.2 tons each. How many boxes will he need?

• 10

• 5

• 8

• 6

Lisa read 2.5 books in a week. If she continues at this rate, how many books will she read in 4 weeks?

• 12 books

• 10 books

• 8 books

• 6 books

A teacher has 9.6 pounds of clay to distribute equally among 8 students. How much clay will each student receive?

• 0.8 pounds

• 2.0 pounds

• 1.5 pounds

• 1.2 pounds

A recipe requires 1.5 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

• 6 cups

• 10 cups

• 8 cups

• 4 cups

A gardener has 6.3 liters of water to divide among 3 plants. How much water will each plant receive?

• 3.0 liters

• 4.2 liters

• 2.1 liters

• 1.5 liters

A cyclist rides 8.4 miles in 0.7 hours. What is the average speed of the cyclist in miles per hour?

• 15 miles per hour

• 12 miles per hour

• 8 miles per hour

• 10 miles per hour