Decimals in Action: Real-Life Division Challenges

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

• 0.6 kg

• 0.4 kg

• 1.0 kg

• 0.2 kg

Sarah bought 3.6 meters of ribbon and wants to cut it into 4 equal pieces. How long will each piece be?

• 0.9 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 0.6 meters

• 1.2 meters

A car travels 5.5 miles on 1 gallon of gas. If it uses 3 gallons, how many miles does it travel?

• 12.5 miles

• 10 miles

• 16.5 miles

• 22 miles

Tom has 7.2 liters of juice and wants to pour it into 3 bottles equally. How much juice will each bottle contain?

• 3.6 liters

• 1.8 liters

• 4.5 liters

• 2.4 liters

A gardener has 9.8 pounds of soil and wants to distribute it evenly into 5 pots. How much soil will each pot get?

• 1.5 pounds

• 1.96 pounds

• 2.5 pounds

• 3.0 pounds

A teacher has 4.5 hours to complete a project and wants to divide the time equally among 3 students. How much time will each student get?

• 1.5 hours

• 3 hours

• 2 hours

• 1 hour

A store sells 8.4 kg of apples and wants to package them into bags of 2 kg each. How many bags can they make?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

A recipe calls for 1.2 cups of sugar, and you want to make 4 batches. How much sugar do you need in total?

• 5.2 cups

• 6.0 cups

• 3.6 cups

• 4.8 cups

A cyclist rides 6.3 miles in 3 hours. What is the average distance he rides per hour?

• 1.5 miles per hour

• 3.0 miles per hour

• 4.5 miles per hour

• 2.1 miles per hour

A library has 10.5 books and wants to distribute them equally among 7 shelves. How many books will each shelf hold?

• 1.5

• 3.5

• 2

• 1