Decimal Division Challenges for 5th Graders

A baker made 12.5 dozen cookies. If he wants to pack them into boxes that hold 2.5 dozen each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 4

Sarah bought 3.6 meters of ribbon. She used 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1.0 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 2.4 meters

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

• 27.5 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

• 20 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

Tom has $45.50. He wants to buy 3 books that cost $12.99 each. How much money will he have left after the purchase?

• $15.00

• $6.53

• $10.50

• $20.75

A farmer harvested 250.5 pounds of apples. He sold them in bags of 5.5 pounds each. How many bags did he sell?

• 45

• 50

• 45.5

• 40

Lisa has 8.4 liters of juice. She wants to pour it equally into 3 bottles. How much juice will each bottle contain?

• 2.4 liters

• 3.2 liters

• 2.8 liters

• 1.5 liters

A school raised $1,250.75 from a fundraiser. If they want to divide this amount equally among 5 classes, how much will each class receive?

• $250.00

• $250.15

• $200.25

• $300.50

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 1.25 cups

A store sells a toy for $19.99. If a customer buys 3 toys, what is the total cost before tax?

• 59.97

• 69.99

• 49.97

• 39.99

A gardener planted 15.75 square meters of flowers. If each flower bed covers 2.5 square meters, how many flower beds did he plant?

• 7

• 8

• 5

• 6