Decimal Multiplication: Real-Life Challenges for Grade 5

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 5 cups

• 10 cups

• 2 cups

• 7.5 cups

A car travels 0.75 miles per minute. How far will it travel in 15 minutes?

• 12 miles

• 10 miles

• 9.5 miles

• 11.25 miles

A store sells a shirt for $19.99. If there is a 20% discount, what is the sale price of the shirt?

• $12.99

• $17.99

• $15.99

• $18.99

You have 4.5 meters of ribbon. If you cut it into pieces that are 0.5 meters long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 7

• 10

• 8

• 9

A bottle holds 1.2 liters of juice. If you fill 5 bottles, how many liters of juice do you have in total?

• 6 liters

• 10 liters

• 5 liters

• 7 liters

A gardener plants 0.6 acres of flowers. If he plants 4 times that amount, how many acres of flowers does he plant?

• 2.4 acres

• 1.2 acres

• 4.8 acres

• 3.0 acres

A bag of candy weighs 0.75 pounds. If you buy 8 bags, what is the total weight of the candy?

• 10 pounds

• 7 pounds

• 6 pounds

• 5 pounds

A recipe requires 3/4 of a cup of sugar. How many cups of sugar do you need for 4 batches of the recipe? (Convert the fraction to a decimal first)

• 1.5

• 4

• 3

• 2.5

A book costs $12.50. If you buy 3 books, how much will you spend in total?

• $45.00

• $30.00

• $37.50

• $25.00

A runner completes a 5.5 kilometer race. If she runs at a speed of 0.25 kilometers per minute, how long does it take her to finish the race?

• 22 minutes

• 18 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 25 minutes