Decimal Operations: Fractions to Decimals in Real Life

1. Sarah bought 3.5 meters of ribbon. If she uses 0.75 meters for each gift, how many gifts can she make?

• 4

• 2

• 5

• 3

2. A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. Convert this fraction to a decimal and then calculate how much sugar is needed for 3 batches of the recipe.

• 1.2 cups of sugar

• 1.5 cups of sugar

• 2.0 cups of sugar

• 0.8 cups of sugar

3. A car travels 2.4 miles per liter of fuel. If the car has 10 liters of fuel, how many miles can it travel?

• 15 miles

• 30 miles

• 20 miles

• 24 miles

4. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If 3 slices are left, what fraction of the pizza is remaining? Convert that fraction to a decimal.

• 2/8, 0.25

• 1/4, 0.25

• 5/8, 0.625

• 3/8, 0.375

5. A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour out 0.6 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 0.9 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.2 liters

• 1.0 liters

6. A bag of flour weighs 2.5 kilograms. If you use 0.4 kilograms for a cake, how much flour is left in the bag?

• 2.0 kilograms

• 2.5 kilograms

• 1.5 kilograms

• 2.1 kilograms

7. A school has 0.75 of its students participating in a science fair. If there are 120 students in total, how many students are participating?

• 100

• 90

• 60

• 75

8. A farmer harvested 4.2 tons of apples. If he sells 1.5 tons, how many tons of apples does he have left?

• 3.5 tons

• 2.7 tons

• 1.0 tons

• 4.0 tons

9. A book costs $12.50. If you buy 3 books, how much will you spend in total?

• $30.00

• $25.00

• $37.50

• $45.00

10. A recipe requires 1/4 cup of oil. Convert this fraction to a decimal and calculate how much oil is needed for 5 batches of the recipe.

• 3.75 cups of oil

• 1.25 cups of oil

• 0.5 cups of oil

• 2 cups of oil