Real-Life Decimal Division: Fun Word Problems for 5th Graders

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 0.5 of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 1 cup

• 1.25 cups

• 2 cups

• 1.5 cups

You have 3.6 meters of ribbon. If you cut it into pieces that are 0.9 meters long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 4

• 6

• 3

• 5

A car travels 4.5 miles on 0.5 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 12 miles

• 9 miles

• 6 miles

• 4 miles

A bottle holds 1.2 liters of juice. If you pour it into cups that each hold 0.3 liters, how many cups can you fill?

• 4 cups

• 2 cups

• 5 cups

• 3 cups

You bought 5.5 pounds of apples and want to divide them equally into bags that hold 1.1 pounds each. How many bags do you need?

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 7

A baker uses 2.4 kilograms of flour to make 3 loaves of bread. How much flour is used for each loaf?

• 0.5 kg

• 1.2 kg

• 0.8 kg

• 1.0 kg

A gardener has 6.4 liters of water and wants to water 4 plants equally. How much water will each plant receive?

• 1.6 liters

• 2.4 liters

• 4.0 liters

• 3.2 liters

You have 7.5 meters of fabric and want to make curtains that are 1.5 meters long. How many curtains can you make?

• 3

• 6

• 5

• 4

A box contains 8.4 kilograms of oranges. If you want to pack them into bags of 1.2 kilograms each, how many bags will you need?

• 5

• 7

• 8

• 6

A school has 9.0 liters of paint and needs to divide it equally among 3 classrooms. How much paint will each classroom receive?

• 4.5 liters

• 2.0 liters

• 5.0 liters

• 3.0 liters