Decimal Division & Word Problems: Grade 5 Challenge

A baker made 2.5 kg of dough and used 1.2 kg for a batch of cookies. How much dough is left?

• 1.0 kg

• 1.3 kg

• 1.5 kg

• 2.0 kg

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour out 0.75 liters, how much juice remains in the bottle?

• 1.25 liters

• 1 liter

• 0.5 liters

• 0.75 liters

A car travels 3.6 miles on 0.9 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 4 miles

• 3 miles

• 5 miles

• 2 miles

Emma bought 4.5 meters of ribbon and used 1.8 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3.0 meters

• 2.7 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 4.0 meters

A farmer harvested 12.5 kg of apples and sold 3.75 kg at the market. How many kilograms of apples does he have remaining?

• 8.75 kg

• 5.5 kg

• 10 kg

• 7 kg

A recipe calls for 0.5 liters of milk. If you have 2.5 liters, how many recipes can you make?

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 4

A school has 3.2 kg of pencils. If each student gets 0.4 kg, how many students can receive pencils?

• 8

• 4

• 10

• 6

A gardener planted 2.4 meters of flowers in one row and 1.2 meters in another. How much flower row did he plant in total?

• 4.8 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 3.6 meters

A store sells 1.25 kg of flour for $3.75. How much does 1 kg of flour cost?

• $4.50

• $2.50

• $3.00

• $5.00

A cyclist rides 5.4 miles in 0.6 hours. What is the average speed in miles per hour?

• 10 miles per hour

• 8 miles per hour

• 9 miles per hour

• 7 miles per hour