Real-Life Division: Decimals & Remainders in Action

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

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 6

A farmer has 45.6 acres of land. He wants to divide it equally among 8 workers. How many acres will each worker receive?

• 5.7 acres

• 6.2 acres

• 7.1 acres

• 4.5 acres

A school has 150.75 liters of juice to serve at a picnic. If each student gets 0.25 liters, how many students can be served?

• 610

• 605

• 600

• 603

A car travels 120.5 miles on 4.5 gallons of gas. How many miles does the car travel per gallon?

• 30 miles per gallon

• 26.78 miles per gallon

• 20 miles per gallon

• 15 miles per gallon

A toy store has 75.5 toys and wants to display them in groups of 5. How many complete groups can they make, and how many toys will be left over?

• 14 complete groups and 1.5 toys left over

• 16 complete groups and 0 toys left over

• 15 complete groups and 0.5 toys left over

• 15 complete groups and 1 toy left over

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

• 12 cups

• 8 cups

• 10 cups

• 11 cups

A library has 250.5 books and wants to arrange them on shelves that hold 10.5 books each. How many shelves will they need?

• 25

• 24

• 23

• 30

A gardener has 36.8 meters of fencing to create a rectangular garden. If the length is 4.6 meters, what will be the width?

• 13.8 meters

• 15.6 meters

• 10.2 meters

• 12.4 meters

A pizza shop sells 8.4 pizzas per hour. How many pizzas will they sell in 5 hours?

• 40

• 45

• 42

• 50

A teacher has 90.5 markers and wants to distribute them equally among 6 students. How many markers will each student receive, and how many will be left over?

• Each student receives 15 markers, and 1 marker is left over.

• Each student receives 15 markers, and 0.5 markers are left over.

• Each student receives 14 markers, and 1.5 markers are left over.

• Each student receives 16 markers, and 0 markers are left over.