Grade 5 Decimal Word Problems: Division & Conversion Fun

1. Sarah bought 3.5 meters of ribbon. If she uses 1.2 meters for a project, how much ribbon does she have left?

• 2.3 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 3.0 meters

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

• 1.25 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

3. Tom has 4.75 liters of juice. He wants to divide it equally into 5 bottles. How much juice will each bottle contain?

• 0.95 liters

• 2.5 liters

• 1.25 liters

• 0.75 liters

4. A car travels 2.4 kilometers on 1 liter of fuel. How far can it travel on 3 liters of fuel?

• 8.4 kilometers

• 7.2 kilometers

• 6.0 kilometers

• 5.4 kilometers

5. Emily read 3.6 books in a month. If she reads the same amount each week, how many books does she read in 4 weeks?

• 3.6 books

• 4.5 books

• 1.8 books

• 7.2 books

6. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If 3 slices are eaten, what fraction of the pizza is left, and what is that as a decimal?

• 2/8 and 0.25

• 3/8 and 0.375

• 4/8 and 0.5

• 5/8 and 0.625

7. A bag of flour weighs 2.5 kilograms. If you use 0.75 kilograms for a cake, how much flour is left in the bag?

• 2.0 kilograms

• 1.75 kilograms

• 1.5 kilograms

• 3.0 kilograms

8. A bottle holds 1.5 liters of water. If you pour out 0.6 liters, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 1.0 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.2 liters

• 0.9 liters

9. A farmer harvested 12.5 tons of apples. If he sells 3.75 tons, how many tons of apples does he have remaining?

• 7 tons

• 8.75 tons

• 9.5 tons

• 10 tons

10. If a car uses 0.2 liters of fuel per kilometer, how much fuel will it use to travel 15 kilometers?

• 3 liters

• 4 liters

• 5 liters

• 2 liters