Converting Fractions & Decimals: Percent Challenges for 5th Graders

A store is having a sale of 25% off on all items. If a shirt costs $40, how much will you pay after the discount? Convert the discount to a decimal.

• 20

• 45

• 35

• 30

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she eats 1/2 of what she has, how much of the whole pizza does she have left? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 0.375

• 0.5

• 0.25

• 0.6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

A class of 30 students took a test. If 60% of them passed, how many students passed the test? Convert the percentage to a fraction.

• 12

• 18

• 24

• 30

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Tom scored 85% on his math test. If the test had 40 questions, how many questions did he answer correctly? Convert your answer to a fraction.

• 20/40

• 17/20

• 15/20

• 30/40

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. If you want to convert this to a decimal for easier measuring, what is the decimal equivalent?

• 0.75

• 0.2

• 0.5

• 0.4

In a survey, 75% of people preferred chocolate ice cream. If 120 people were surveyed, how many preferred chocolate? Convert the percentage to a fraction.

• 60

• 100

• 90

• 75

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A book is 1/8 of the way read. If the book has 320 pages, how many pages have been read? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 20.0

• 80.0

• 60.0

• 40.0

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Lisa has $50 and spends 30% of it on a new book. How much money does she have left? Convert the amount spent to a fraction of her total money.

• Lisa has $35 left and spent 3/10 of her total money.

• Lisa has $30 left and spent 2/5 of her total money.

• Lisa has $40 left and spent 1/4 of her total money.

• Lisa has $45 left and spent 1/5 of her total money.

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A garden is 2/3 full of flowers. If you want to plant more flowers to fill it completely, what fraction of the garden is still empty? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 0.25

• 0.75

• 0.333

• 0.5

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

If a car travels 150 miles and uses 3/5 of a tank of gas, how much gas is left in the tank? Convert your answer to a decimal.

• 0.8

• 0.6

• 0.2

• 0.4

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2D

CCSS.8.NS.A.1