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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

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

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

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

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

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

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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