Decimal Division Challenge: Real-World Problems

A baker made 12.5 dozen cookies. If she packs them into boxes of 2 cookies each, how many boxes can she fill?

• 80

• 60

• 75

• 70

A car travels 150.75 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles does the car travel per gallon?

• 30.15 miles per gallon

• 28 miles per gallon

• 35 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

A teacher has 45.6 pounds of clay. If she divides it equally among 8 students, how much clay does each student receive?

• 4.5 pounds

• 6.2 pounds

• 7.0 pounds

• 5.7 pounds

A bottle holds 2.5 liters of juice. If you pour the juice into cups that hold 0.5 liters each, how many cups can you fill?

• 3 cups

• 6 cups

• 4 cups

• 5 cups

A gardener has 3.6 acres of land. If he plants 0.9 acres with flowers, how many acres does he have left?

• 1.8 acres

• 2.7 acres

• 3.0 acres

• 0.5 acres

A recipe requires 0.75 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 2 cups

• 1.5 cups

A store sells 2.4 pounds of apples for $3.60. How much does 1 pound of apples cost?

• $2.00

• $3.00

• $1.50

• $1.20

A runner completes a 5.5-mile race in 0.5 hours. What is the runner's speed in miles per hour?

• 12 miles per hour

• 11 miles per hour

• 9 miles per hour

• 10 miles per hour

A family spends $120.50 on groceries for 5 days. How much do they spend on groceries per day?

• $20.00

• $30.50

• $24.10

• $22.75

A pool holds 1,200.5 gallons of water. If it is filled at a rate of 25 gallons per minute, how long will it take to fill the pool?

• 60 minutes

• 48.02 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 100 minutes