Decimal Division and Fraction Conversion 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

• 4

• 6

• 3

Sarah has 3.75 liters of juice. She wants to pour it equally into 5 bottles. How much juice will each bottle contain?

• 2 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 0.75 liters

• 1.25 liters

A car travels 150.5 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles does the car travel per gallon?

• 30.1 miles per gallon

• 40 miles per gallon

• 35 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

Tom has 2/5 of a pizza left. If he wants to share it equally with 3 friends, how much pizza will each person get in decimal form?

• 0.1

• 0.4

• 0.3

• 0.2

A farmer harvested 45.6 pounds of apples. He sold them in bags of 3.2 pounds each. How many bags did he sell?

• 12

• 16

• 10

• 14

Lily read 4.5 books in a month. If she continues at this rate, how many books will she read in 6 months?

• 20 books

• 15 books

• 30 books

• 27 books

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. What is this amount in decimal form?

• 1.00

• 0.80

• 0.70

• 0.75

A school has 250.5 students. If they divide them into classes of 25 students each, how many classes will there be?

• 11

• 10

• 12

• 15

A gardener planted 1.2 acres of flowers. If he wants to divide this area into 4 equal sections, how much area will each section have?

• 1 acre

• 0.4 acres

• 0.3 acres

• 0.2 acres

A store sold 15.75 pounds of candy. If they package it into bags of 2.5 pounds each, how many bags can they fill?

• 8

• 7

• 5

• 6