Mastering Decimal Division: Real-World Word Problems

A baker made 12.5 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes of 2.5 cookies each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 70

• 75

• 60

• 50

Sarah bought 3.6 meters of ribbon. If she uses 0.9 meters for each gift, how many gifts can she wrap?

• 5

• 2

• 4

• 3

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

• 27.5 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

• 20 miles per gallon

A bottle holds 2.4 liters of juice. If you pour it into cups that hold 0.3 liters each, how many cups can you fill?

• 10

• 6

• 4

• 8

A farmer harvested 45.6 kilograms of apples. If he sells them in bags of 3.2 kilograms each, how many bags does he have?

• 16

• 14

• 12

• 10

A recipe calls for 0.75 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 2 cups

• 4 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 3 cups

A school has 250.5 books. If they want to distribute them evenly among 15 classrooms, how many books will each classroom receive?

• 15.0

• 20.5

• 18.3

• 16.7

A tank can hold 1.5 liters of water. If you fill it with 0.25 liters at a time, how many times do you need to fill it?

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 4

A runner completes a 5.5 kilometer race in 0.5 hours. What is her average speed in kilometers per hour?

• 11 km/h

• 10 km/h

• 9 km/h

• 12 km/h

A store sells 2.5 kilograms of flour for $3.75. How much does 1 kilogram of flour cost?

• $2.00

• $1.25

• $1.50

• $3.00