Real-World Decimal Division Challenges for Grade 5

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

• 4

• 6

• 3

• 5

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

• 25 miles per gallon

• 27.5 miles per gallon

• 20 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

A farmer harvested 45.6 pounds of apples and wants to divide them equally into bags that hold 3.2 pounds each. How many bags can he fill?

• 10

• 16

• 14

• 12

A school has 250.5 books and wants to distribute them equally among 15 classrooms. How many books will each classroom receive?

• 15.0

• 18.3

• 20.5

• 16.7

A recipe calls for 2.75 cups of flour. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 8 cups

• 12 cups

• 10 cups

• 11 cups

A gardener has 18.4 meters of fencing to create a rectangular garden. If the length is 4.6 meters, what is the width of the garden?

• 3.8 meters

• 4.6 meters

• 6.0 meters

• 5.2 meters

A store sold 75.5 liters of juice in 5 days. What is the average amount of juice sold per day?

• 12.8 liters

• 15.1 liters

• 10.5 liters

• 20.3 liters

A teacher has 120.5 markers and wants to give each student in her class 2.5 markers. How many students can she give markers to?

• 48

• 100

• 60

• 40

A cyclist rides 36.8 miles in 2.4 hours. What is the average speed of the cyclist in miles per hour?

• 18.2 miles per hour

• 14.0 miles per hour

• 15.33 miles per hour

• 12.5 miles per hour

A family spends $150.75 on groceries for 5 days. How much do they spend on groceries per day?

• 40.75

• 30.15

• 25.00

• 35.50