Mastering Decimal Division: Real-World Word Problems

A baker made 12.5 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes of 2.5 dozen each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 5

• 3

• 6

• 4

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Sarah has 15.75 meters of ribbon. She wants to cut it into pieces that are 3.15 meters long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 6

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A car travels 250.5 miles on 8.5 gallons of gas. How many miles does the car travel per gallon?

• 29.47 miles per gallon

• 15.0 miles per gallon

• 35.8 miles per gallon

• 20.5 miles per gallon

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A farmer harvested 45.6 kilograms of apples and wants to pack them into bags that hold 3.8 kilograms each. How many bags does he need?

• 10

• 20

• 12

• 15

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A teacher has 24.5 liters of paint. If she uses 4.9 liters for each classroom, how many classrooms can she paint?

• 7

• 6

• 4

• 5

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A recipe requires 2.75 cups of sugar. If you want to make 5 batches, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

• 10 cups

• 15 cups

• 12.5 cups

• 13.75 cups

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A pool holds 150.5 liters of water. If it is filled at a rate of 7.5 liters per hour, how many hours will it take to fill the pool?

• 20.07 hours

• 30.5 hours

• 25 hours

• 15 hours

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A book costs $12.50. If you buy 4.5 books, how much will you spend in total?

• $45.00

• $62.50

• $56.25

• $30.75

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A gardener has 60.75 square meters of land. If he plants flowers in rows that are 5.25 square meters each, how many rows can he plant?

• 10

• 11

• 15

• 12

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A factory produces 120.5 toys in 5.5 hours. How many toys does it produce per hour?

• 19.75

• 20.0

• 22.5

• 21.91

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3