Solving Multi-Step Fraction & Decimal Challenges

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon. She used 1.2 meters for a gift and 0.8 meters for another project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1.0 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 0.5 meters

A recipe requires 2.5 cups of flour. If Sarah wants to make half of the recipe, how much flour will she need?

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 1.25 cups

Tom has 4.5 liters of juice. He pours 1.75 liters into a pitcher and then drinks 0.5 liters. How much juice is left in the container?

• 1.5 liters

• 2.25 liters

• 3.0 liters

• 2.0 liters

A car travels 120.5 miles on a trip. If it uses 3.5 gallons of gas, what is the average miles per gallon?

• 40.2 miles per gallon

• 30.0 miles per gallon

• 25.5 miles per gallon

• 34.43 miles per gallon

Emma read 1.75 hours on Monday and 2.25 hours on Tuesday. If she wants to read for a total of 10 hours this week, how many more hours does she need to read?

• 8 hours

• 7 hours

• 5 hours

• 6 hours

A baker made 5.5 dozen cookies. If he sold 2.25 dozen, how many cookies does he have left?

• 50 cookies

• 30 cookies

• 45 cookies

• 39 cookies

A gardener planted 3.2 acres of flowers. If he plans to plant another 1.5 acres, how many acres will he have planted in total?

• 4.7 acres

• 4.0 acres

• 3.0 acres

• 5.0 acres

A school has 250 students. If 60% of them are girls, how many boys are there?

• 120

• 150

• 100

• 80

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of water. If you fill it with 0.75 liters of water, how much more water do you need to fill it completely?

• 1.25 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1 liter

• 0.75 liters

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices and your friend eats 2 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 2/8

• 1/4