Real-Life Decimal Division: Estimating & Applying Skills

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

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 1.25 cups

A car travels 1.2 miles per gallon of gas. If you have 4.5 gallons of gas, how many miles can you drive?

• 2.4 miles

• 3.6 miles

• 7.2 miles

• 5.4 miles

You bought 3.6 pounds of apples for $4.50. How much did you pay per pound?

• $1.25

• $1.50

• $2.00

• $0.75

A bottle holds 0.75 liters of juice. If you have 3.5 liters, how many bottles can you fill?

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 6

A baker uses 2.4 ounces of sugar for each batch of cookies. If she makes 5 batches, how many ounces of sugar does she use in total?

• 8 ounces

• 10 ounces

• 15 ounces

• 12 ounces

A box of chocolates weighs 1.2 pounds and costs $9.60. What is the cost per pound?

• $6.00

• $8.00

• $10.50

• $7.20

You have 2.5 meters of ribbon and want to cut it into pieces that are 0.5 meters long. How many pieces can you cut?

• 5

• 4

• 6

• 3

A gardener plants 3.6 square meters of flowers. If each flower needs 0.9 square meters, how many flowers can he plant?

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 3

A book costs $12.50. If you want to buy 3 books, how much will it cost in total?

• $30.00

• $25.00

• $45.00

• $37.50

A swimming pool holds 1.5 cubic meters of water. If you fill it with 0.3 cubic meters at a time, how many times do you need to fill it?

• 7

• 5

• 6

• 4