Decimal Division in Real Life: Grade 5 Challenges

A baker made 2.4 kilograms of dough and wants to divide it into 0.3-kilogram portions. How many portions can he make?

• 8

• 6

• 12

• 10

Sarah has 5.6 liters of juice. If she pours the juice into cups that hold 0.7 liters each, how many cups can she fill?

• 7

• 10

• 8

• 6

A car travels 3.75 miles on 0.25 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 20 miles

• 12 miles

• 10 miles

• 15 miles

Tom bought 4.5 meters of ribbon and wants to cut it into pieces that are 0.9 meters long. How many pieces can he cut?

• 5

• 7

• 4

• 6

A farmer harvested 6.3 tons of apples and packed them into boxes that hold 0.9 tons each. How many boxes did he use?

• 5

• 8

• 6

• 7

A recipe requires 1.2 cups of sugar. If you want to make only half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1 cup

• 0.4 cups

• 0.6 cups

• 1.5 cups

A school has 8.4 kilograms of paper to distribute evenly among 12 classrooms. How much paper will each classroom receive?

• 0.7 kilograms

• 0.9 kilograms

• 1.2 kilograms

• 0.5 kilograms

Lily read 2.5 books in a week. If she continues at this rate, how many books will she read in 4 weeks?

• 12 books

• 8 books

• 6 books

• 10 books

A gardener has 7.2 liters of water and wants to water plants that each need 0.6 liters. How many plants can he water?

• 8

• 12

• 15

• 10

A store sold 9.6 pounds of oranges in 8 bags. How many pounds of oranges were in each bag?

• 1.5 pounds

• 0.8 pounds

• 2.0 pounds

• 1.2 pounds