Decimals in Action: Word Problems & Division Fun

1. Sarah bought 3.5 meters of ribbon. If she wants to cut it into pieces that are 0.5 meters long, how many pieces can she cut?

• 4

• 10

• 5

• 7

2. A bottle holds 2.4 liters of juice. If you pour the juice equally into 3 cups, how much juice will each cup contain?

• 1.0 liters

• 0.8 liters

• 1.2 liters

• 0.6 liters

3. Tom has 4.8 kilograms of flour. He uses 1.2 kilograms to bake cookies. How much flour does he have left?

• 2.4 kilograms

• 3.0 kilograms

• 3.6 kilograms

• 5.0 kilograms

4. A car travels 5.6 kilometers on 0.7 liters of fuel. How many kilometers can it travel on 1 liter of fuel?

• 8 kilometers

• 4 kilometers

• 10 kilometers

• 6 kilometers

5. Lisa read 2.5 books in a month. If she continues at this rate, how many books will she read in 6 months?

• 12 books

• 18 books

• 10 books

• 15 books

6. A pack of 12 cookies costs $3.60. How much does each cookie cost?

• $0.50

• $0.30

• $0.25

• $0.15

7. If a pizza is cut into 8 equal slices and you eat 2.4 slices, how much of the pizza is left?

• 70%

• 80%

• 60%

• 50%

8. A gardener planted 4.5 rows of flowers. If each row has 3.2 flowers, how many flowers did he plant in total?

• 15.6

• 14.4

• 12.8

• 10.4

9. A box contains 2.5 kilograms of apples. If you divide the apples equally into 5 bags, how much will each bag contain?

• 0.25 kilograms

• 1 kilogram

• 0.5 kilograms

• 2 kilograms

10. A book costs $12.50. If you buy 4 books, how much will you spend in total?

• $40.00

• $50.00

• $60.00

• $45.00