Fractions and Decimals: Fun Real-Life Word Problems

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. If she shares it equally with 3 friends, how much pizza will each person get in fraction and decimal form?

• 2/3 and 0.6667

• 3/16 and 0.1875

• 1/4 and 0.25

• 1/2 and 0.5

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in fractions and decimals?

• 1/3 cup or 0.333

• 1/4 cup or 0.25

• 2/3 cup or 0.667

• 1/2 cup or 0.5

3. Tom read 1/2 of a book. If the book has 200 pages, how many pages has he read? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 100.0

• 50.0

• 150.0

• 200.0

4. A garden is divided into 4 equal parts. If 3 parts are planted with flowers, what fraction of the garden is planted with flowers? What is this fraction in decimal form?

• 3/4 and 0.75

• 2/4 and 0.5

• 1/2 and 0.5

• 1/4 and 0.25

5. Lisa drank 5/8 of a gallon of juice. If she wants to know how much juice is left, what fraction and decimal represent the remaining juice if the total was 1 gallon?

• 1/2 and 0.5

• 3/8 and 0.375

• 4/8 and 0.5

• 2/8 and 0.25

6. A class has 24 students, and 1/3 of them are girls. How many girls are in the class? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 4.0

• 8.0

• 10.0

• 6.0

7. If a chocolate bar is divided into 12 equal pieces and you eat 1/4 of it, how many pieces did you eat? What is this in decimal form?

• 3 pieces (3.0)

• 4 pieces (4.0)

• 1 piece (1.0)

• 2 pieces (2.0)

8. A car can travel 3/5 of a mile on a quarter of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon? Provide your answer in fractions and decimals.

• 3 miles

• 6 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 12/5 miles, 2.4 miles

9. Emma has 2/5 of a yard of ribbon. If she uses 1/5 of it for a project, how much ribbon does she have left? Show your answer in both fraction and decimal form.

• 1/5 and 0.20

• 8/25 and 0.32

• 3/5 and 0.60

• 2/5 and 0.40

10. A tank is filled with water to 7/10 of its capacity. If the tank can hold 50 liters, how much water is in the tank? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 40.0

• 50.0

• 35.0

• 25.0