Decimal Division & Multi-Step Word Problems for Grade 5

A baker made 12.5 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes of 3 cookies each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 50

• 60

• 40

• 45

A farmer harvested 45.6 liters of milk from his cows. If he sells it in bottles of 1.2 liters each, how many bottles does he sell?

• 36

• 40

• 42

• 38

A school bought 75.5 meters of ribbon. If they use 2.5 meters for each project, how many projects can they complete?

• 32

• 25

• 30

• 28

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

• 20 miles per gallon

• 27.5 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

A store has 250.5 pounds of apples. If they sell them in bags of 2.5 pounds each, how many bags can they sell?

• 100

• 125

• 90

• 110

A recipe requires 0.75 liters of oil. If a chef wants to make 4 batches, how many liters of oil does he need in total?

• 2 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 4 liters

• 3 liters

A gardener planted 3.6 meters of flowers in each row. If he has 5 rows, how many meters of flowers did he plant in total?

• 12 meters

• 15 meters

• 18 meters

• 20 meters

A library has 120.5 books. If they donate 2.5 books each week, how many weeks will it take to donate all the books?

• 49 weeks

• 50 weeks

• 48 weeks

• 60 weeks

A toy store sold 45.75 toys in a week. If they restock 3.5 times that amount, how many toys do they restock?

• 150.75

• 120.25

• 160.125

• 200.5

A painter uses 0.8 liters of paint for each wall. If he paints 6 walls, how many liters of paint does he use in total?

• 4.8 liters

• 6.4 liters

• 5.6 liters

• 3.2 liters