Decimal Division Word Problems for 4th Graders

A baker made 2.4 kilograms of dough and wants to divide it into 3 equal parts for different types of bread. How much dough will each part weigh?

• 1.0 kilograms

• 1.2 kilograms

• 0.6 kilograms

• 0.8 kilograms

Sarah has 5.6 liters of juice. She wants to pour it equally into 4 bottles. How much juice will each bottle contain?

• 1.2 liters

• 2.8 liters

• 3.5 liters

• 1.4 liters

A gardener has 7.5 meters of rope to tie up plants. If he uses the rope equally for 5 plants, how much rope will each plant get?

• 2 meters

• 3 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 1 meter

Tom bought 3.2 meters of fabric to make curtains. If he cuts the fabric into 4 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

• 1.2 meters

• 0.4 meters

• 1.0 meters

• 0.8 meters

A teacher has 9.0 pounds of clay. If she divides it equally among 6 students, how much clay will each student receive?

• 1.5 pounds

• 1.0 pound

• 3.0 pounds

• 2.0 pounds

A car can travel 4.5 miles on one gallon of gas. If it uses 3 gallons, how many miles can it travel in total?

• 9 miles

• 15 miles

• 12 miles

• 13.5 miles

Emily has 8.4 kilograms of apples. She wants to pack them into bags that each hold 2 kilograms. How many bags can she fill?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

A recipe calls for 1.5 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 10 cups

• 8 cups

• 4 cups

• 6 cups

A library has 6.3 meters of shelf space for books. If each book takes up 0.7 meters, how many books can fit on the shelf?

• 10

• 8

• 9

• 7

A farmer has 10.5 liters of milk. If he wants to put it into bottles that hold 1.5 liters each, how many bottles can he fill?

• 7

• 6

• 8

• 5