Decimal Division & Multi-Step Word Problems for Grade 5

A baker made 12.5 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes of 3 cookies each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 50

• 45

• 40

• 60

Sarah bought 4.5 meters of ribbon. She used 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 4.0 meters

• 2.5 meters

• 3.3 meters

• 1.2 meters

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

• 27.5 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

• 20 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

Tom has $45.60. He wants to buy 3 books that cost $7.25 each. How much money will he have left after the purchase?

• $30.35

• $23.85

• $40.00

• $15.10

A farmer harvested 250.5 pounds of apples. He sold them in bags of 2.5 pounds each. How many bags did he sell?

• 90

• 100

• 110

• 120

Lisa ran 3.6 kilometers in 0.9 hours. What was her average speed in kilometers per hour?

• 6 kilometers per hour

• 5 kilometers per hour

• 3 kilometers per hour

• 4 kilometers per hour

A restaurant served 120.5 liters of lemonade. If they serve it in cups of 0.25 liters, how many cups did they serve?

• 500

• 482

• 450

• 480

A school has 450.75 pounds of supplies. If they distribute them equally among 15 classrooms, how much does each classroom receive?

• 30.05 pounds

• 40.10 pounds

• 35.50 pounds

• 25.00 pounds

A gardener planted 5.4 acres of flowers. If he wants to divide them into 3 equal sections, how many acres will be in each section?

• 3.6 acres

• 1.2 acres

• 2.7 acres

• 1.8 acres

A toy store sold 75.5 toys in a week. If each toy costs $4.25, how much money did the store make from toy sales?

• 400.00

• 300.00

• 250.50

• 321.88