Decimal Division and Fraction Conversion Fun for 5th Graders

A baker made 3.5 kg of dough. He used 1.2 kg for cookies. How much dough is left? If he divides the remaining dough into 4 equal parts, how much dough is in each part?

• 1.5 kg; Each part: 0.375 kg

• Remaining dough: 2.3 kg; Each part: 0.575 kg

• 3.0 kg; Each part: 0.75 kg

• 2.0 kg; Each part: 0.5 kg

Sarah bought 2.5 meters of ribbon. She used 0.75 meters for a gift. How much ribbon does she have left? If she wants to cut the remaining ribbon into 3 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

• 2 meters left; each piece will be 0.6667 meters.

• 1.5 meters left; each piece will be 0.5 meters.

• 0.5 meters left; each piece will be 0.25 meters.

• 1.75 meters left; each piece will be approximately 0.5833 meters.

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If 0.6 liters are poured out, how much juice is left? If the remaining juice is divided into 3 cups, how much juice will each cup contain?

• 0.3 liters per cup

• 0.4 liters per cup

• 0.2 liters per cup

• 0.5 liters per cup

Tom has 4.5 pounds of apples. He gives away 1.8 pounds to his friend. How many pounds does he have left? If he wants to share the remaining apples equally among 3 friends, how many pounds will each friend get?

• Tom has 2.7 pounds left, and each friend will get 0.9 pounds.

• Tom has 3.5 pounds left, and each friend will get 1.2 pounds.

• Tom has 2.0 pounds left, and each friend will get 0.7 pounds.

• Tom has 1.5 pounds left, and each friend will get 0.5 pounds.

A car travels 2.4 miles on 1 liter of gas. If it uses 0.5 liters, how far does it travel? If the car continues to travel at the same rate, how far can it go with 2 more liters?

• 4 miles

• 6 miles

• 10 miles

• 8 miles

Emily has 3.2 liters of paint. She uses 1.5 liters for a project. How much paint is left? If she wants to pour the remaining paint into 4 equal containers, how much paint will each container hold?

• 1.5 liters left; each container holds 0.375 liters.

• 2.0 liters left; each container holds 0.5 liters.

• 1.7 liters left; each container holds 0.425 liters.

• 1.2 liters left; each container holds 0.3 liters.

A farmer harvested 5.6 kg of tomatoes. He sold 2.3 kg at the market. How many kg of tomatoes does he have left? If he divides the remaining tomatoes into 2 baskets, how many kg will be in each basket?

• 1.65 kg in each basket

• 2.3 kg in each basket

• 1.2 kg in each basket

• 3.2 kg in each basket

A recipe calls for 0.75 kg of flour. If you have 2.5 kg of flour, how much will be left after making the recipe? If you want to use the remaining flour for 3 more recipes, how much flour can you use for each?

• You will have 0.5 kg of flour left after making the recipe.

• You can use approximately 0.583 kg of flour for each of the 3 recipes.

• You can use 0.25 kg of flour for each recipe.

• You will have 1.75 kg of flour left.

A school has 6.4 liters of milk. If they use 2.2 liters for lunch, how much milk is left? If they want to distribute the remaining milk equally among 4 classes, how much will each class receive?

• Each class will receive 1.05 liters of milk.

• Each class will receive 2.2 liters of milk.

• Each class will receive 0.8 liters of milk.

• Each class will receive 1.6 liters of milk.

A gardener has 4.5 meters of garden hose. He uses 1.2 meters to water the plants. How much hose is left? If he cuts the remaining hose into 3 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

• 2.3 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 1.1 meters

• 0.9 meters