Decimal Division: Remainders & Estimations for Grade 5

A baker made 12.5 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes that hold 2.5 dozen each, how many boxes can he fill? What is the remainder if any?

• 6 boxes, remainder 1

• 3 boxes, remainder 1

• 4 boxes, remainder 2

• 5 boxes, remainder 0

Sarah has 15.75 meters of ribbon. She wants to cut it into pieces that are 3.5 meters long. How many full pieces can she cut, and how much ribbon will be left over?

• 4 full pieces and 1.75 meters left over

• 5 full pieces and 0.25 meters left over

• 2 full pieces and 8.75 meters left over

• 3 full pieces and 2.75 meters left over

A car travels 45.6 miles on 1.2 gallons of gas. How many miles does the car travel per gallon? Estimate the result to the nearest whole number.

• 45

• 38

• 30

• 50

A farmer harvested 23.4 kilograms of apples and wants to pack them into bags that hold 4.5 kilograms each. How many bags can he fill, and how much will be left over?

• 5 bags and 1.5 kg left over

• 5 bags and 0.9 kg left over

• 4 bags and 1.4 kg left over

• 6 bags and 0.6 kg left over

A teacher has 18.9 liters of paint. If she uses 2.1 liters for each classroom, how many classrooms can she paint, and how much paint will remain?

• 8 classrooms, 2.1 liters remaining

• 7 classrooms, 3.6 liters remaining

• 9 classrooms, 0 liters remaining

• 10 classrooms, 1.8 liters remaining

A store sold 56.25 pounds of flour in 2.5-pound bags. How many bags were sold, and what is the remainder of flour if any?

• 22 bags sold, 1.25 pounds remainder

• 23 bags sold, 0.5 pounds remainder

• 21 bags sold, 2.5 pounds remainder

• 20 bags sold, 1.75 pounds remainder

A recipe requires 3.75 cups of sugar. If you have 15 cups, how many full recipes can you make, and how much sugar will you have left?

• 3 full recipes, 1.25 cups left

• 4 full recipes, 0 cups left

• 5 full recipes, 0.25 cups left

• 2 full recipes, 7.5 cups left

A cyclist rides 27.5 miles in 1.5 hours. What is the average speed in miles per hour? Estimate the average speed to the nearest whole number.

• 18

• 15

• 22

• 20

A library has 45.6 books and wants to distribute them equally among 3.6 shelves. How many books will each shelf hold, and how many will be left over?

• Each shelf holds 13 books, with 1.6 books left over.

• Each shelf holds 10 books, with 5.6 books left over.

• Each shelf holds 12 books, with 2.4 books left over.

• Each shelf holds 15 books, with no books left over.

A gardener has 10.5 liters of water and wants to water plants that need 2.1 liters each. How many plants can he water, and how much water will be left?

• 6 plants, 1.5 liters left

• 5 plants, 0 liters left

• 3 plants, 1.2 liters left

• 4 plants, 2.1 liters left