Fifth Grade Math: Fraction & Decimal Challenges

Sarah has 3/4 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/2 of it to make a pillow. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/2 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If Maria wants to make 3 batches, how many cups of flour does she need in total?

• 5 cups

• 7.5 cups

• 10 cups

• 2 cups

Tom bought 2.5 pounds of apples and 1.75 pounds of oranges. How many pounds of fruit did he buy altogether?

• 4.0 pounds

• 5.0 pounds

• 3.5 pounds

• 4.25 pounds

A tank holds 15.6 liters of water. If 4.2 liters are used for watering plants, how much water is left in the tank?

• 12.8 liters

• 10.2 liters

• 9.4 liters

• 11.4 liters

Lily read 1.2 books in January and 2.5 books in February. How many books did she read in total over the two months?

• 4.0

• 2.5

• 3.0

• 3.7

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If John eats 3 slices and Sarah eats 2 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 3/8

• 2/8

• 1/4

• 5/8

A bottle contains 2.5 liters of juice. If 0.75 liters are poured into glasses, how much juice remains in the bottle?

• 1.75 liters

• 2.0 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 0.75 liters

Emma has 5/6 of a cake left. She gives 1/3 of it to her friend. How much cake does she have now?

• 1/2

• 5/9

• 3/4

• 2/3

A car travels 120.5 miles on a full tank. If it uses 0.25 gallons of gas per mile, how many gallons of gas does it use for the trip?

• 40.0

• 25.5

• 35.75

• 30.125

A gardener planted 3.5 rows of flowers. If each row has 2.25 flowers, how many flowers did the gardener plant in total?

• 7.875

• 5.25

• 10.5

• 8.5