Dividing Decimals: Real-Life Scenarios for Grade 5

A baker made 2.5 kg of dough and wants to divide it into 5 equal parts. How much dough will each part weigh?

• 0.25 kg

• 0.5 kg

• 2 kg

• 1 kg

A bottle holds 1.2 liters of juice. If you pour the juice equally into 4 glasses, how much juice will each glass contain?

• 0.4 liters

• 0.3 liters

• 0.2 liters

• 0.5 liters

A car travels 3.6 miles on 0.9 gallons of gas. How many miles does the car travel per gallon?

• 2 miles per gallon

• 5 miles per gallon

• 4 miles per gallon

• 3 miles per gallon

You bought 3.75 meters of ribbon and want to cut it into pieces that are 0.25 meters long. How many pieces can you cut?

• 10

• 20

• 15

• 12

A recipe requires 0.5 cups of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 2 cups

• 0.75 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 1 cup

A store sells 2.4 kg of apples for $6. How much does 1 kg of apples cost?

• $2.50

• $4.00

• $1.80

• $3.00

If a book costs $12.50 and you want to buy 4 books, how much will you spend in total?

• $40.00

• $50.00

• $25.00

• $60.00

You have 5.5 liters of paint and want to use it to paint 11 walls equally. How much paint will each wall get?

• 1 liter

• 0.25 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 0.5 liters

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 2.5 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 1/4

• 11/16

• 3/8

• 5/8

A gardener has 4.8 meters of fencing and wants to create a rectangular garden with a width of 1.2 meters. What will be the length of the garden?

• 2.4 meters

• 1.0 meters

• 1.2 meters

• 3.6 meters