Real-World Division with Decimals: Grade 5 Challenge

A baker made 12.5 pounds of dough and wants to divide it into 5 equal parts. How much dough will each part weigh?

• 4 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 2.5 pounds

• 1.5 pounds

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Sarah bought 3.6 meters of ribbon and wants to cut it into pieces that are 0.9 meters long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 6

• 4

• 3

• 5

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

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

• 20 miles per gallon

• 27.5 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Tom has $45.60 and wants to buy 3 books that cost the same amount. How much does each book cost?

• 20.00

• 18.75

• 12.50

• 15.20

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A farmer harvested 24.8 bushels of apples and wants to pack them into boxes that hold 4.2 bushels each. How many boxes does he need?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• 5

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A recipe requires 2.5 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

• 5 cups

• 10 cups

• 7.5 cups

• 12 cups

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A school has 250.5 pounds of paper to distribute evenly among 15 classrooms. How much paper will each classroom receive?

• 10.5 pounds

• 15 pounds

• 16.7 pounds

• 20 pounds

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Emma ran 5.75 miles in 1.25 hours. What was her average speed in miles per hour?

• 4.6 miles per hour

• 5.0 miles per hour

• 6.8 miles per hour

• 3.2 miles per hour

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A store sells 8.4 pounds of bananas for $3.60. How much does each pound of bananas cost?

• $0.75

• $0.50

• $0.43

• $0.25

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A pool holds 1,200.5 liters of water. If it is filled at a rate of 25.5 liters per hour, how many hours will it take to fill the pool?

• 60 hours

• 30.5 hours

• 47.06 hours

• 100 hours

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3