Estimating and Checking Decimal Divisions in Real Life

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need? Estimate your answer first.

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 1.25 cups

A car travels 3.6 miles on 0.9 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel per gallon? Check if your answer is reasonable by estimating.

• 3 miles per gallon

• 5 miles per gallon

• 2 miles per gallon

• 4 miles per gallon

You have 4.5 meters of ribbon. If you cut it into pieces that are 0.5 meters long, how many pieces can you make? Estimate before calculating.

• 10

• 8

• 7

• 9

A bottle holds 1.2 liters of juice. If you pour it into cups that hold 0.3 liters each, how many cups can you fill? Estimate your answer first.

• 3 cups

• 5 cups

• 2 cups

• 4 cups

A baker uses 2.4 kilograms of sugar to make 3 cakes. How much sugar does each cake use? Check if your answer is reasonable by estimating.

• 1.2 kilograms

• 0.5 kilograms

• 0.8 kilograms

• 1.0 kilograms

A gardener has 5.5 liters of water and wants to divide it equally among 1.1 plants. How much water does each plant get? Estimate your answer first.

• 4 liters

• 6 liters

• 5 liters

• 2.5 liters

A box weighs 0.75 kilograms. If you have 3.0 boxes, what is the total weight? Check if your answer is reasonable by estimating.

• 2.25 kg

• 3.0 kg

• 0.75 kg

• 1.5 kg

You bought 2.5 meters of fabric and used 0.5 meters for a project. How much fabric do you have left? Estimate your answer first.

• 1.5 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 0.0 meters

A car can travel 4.8 miles on 0.6 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon? Check if your answer is reasonable by estimating.

• 10 miles

• 6 miles

• 12 miles

• 8 miles

A teacher has 6.4 liters of paint and wants to divide it equally among 8 students. How much paint does each student get? Estimate your answer first.

• 0.8 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 0.4 liters

• 1.2 liters