Fractions to Percents: Fun Word Problems for Grade 5

A pizza was cut into 8 equal slices. If you ate 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza did you eat? Convert that fraction to a decimal and then to a percent.

• 1/4

• 3/8, 0.375, 37.5%

• 25%

• 0.25

In a class of 20 students, 5 students are wearing glasses. What fraction of the students wear glasses? Convert that fraction to a decimal and then to a percent.

• 1/5

• 0.20

• 1/4, 0.25, 25%

• 30%

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. If you want to make the recipe with half the amount of sugar, how much sugar will you use? Convert your answer to a decimal and a percent of the original amount.

• 3/10 cup, 0.3, 30%

• 1/4 cup, 0.25, 25%

• 2/5 cup, 0.4, 40%

• 1/5 cup, 0.2, 50%

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CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

Sarah read 3 out of 12 chapters in her book. What fraction of the book has she read? Convert that fraction to a decimal and then to a percent.

• 50%

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

A store is having a sale where 1/4 of the items are discounted. If there are 80 items in total, how many items are discounted? Convert the fraction of discounted items to a decimal and a percent.

• 30 items discounted, 0.30 as decimal, 30% as percent.

• 20 items discounted, 0.25 as decimal, 25% as percent.

• 25 items discounted, 0.20 as decimal, 20% as percent.

• 15 items discounted, 0.15 as decimal, 15% as percent.

If a car travels 3/10 of a mile in 1 minute, how far will it travel in 5 minutes? Convert your answer to a decimal and a percent of a mile.

• 2 miles, 200% of a mile

• 0.3 miles, 30% of a mile

• 0.6 miles, 60% of a mile

• 1.5 miles, 150% of a mile

A school has 15 out of 60 students participating in a science fair. What fraction of the students are participating? Convert that fraction to a decimal and then to a percent.

• 25%

• 30%

• 15%

• 20%

During a basketball game, a player made 7 out of 20 free throws. What fraction of the free throws did he make? Convert that fraction to a decimal and then to a percent.

• 30%

• 0.25

• 7/20, 0.35, 35%

• 6/20

A fruit basket contains 10 apples, 5 bananas, and 15 oranges. What fraction of the fruits are bananas? Convert that fraction to a decimal and then to a percent.

• 20%

• 1/5

• 0.2

• 1/6, 0.1667, 16.67%

In a survey, 12 out of 50 people preferred chocolate ice cream. What fraction of the people preferred chocolate? Convert that fraction to a decimal and then to a percent.

• 30%

• 50%

• 20%

• 24%