Estimating Fractions and Decimals in Real-Life Scenarios

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make a smaller batch, how much sugar would you estimate you need if you use 1/2 of the recipe?

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 3/8 cup

You have 2.5 meters of ribbon. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/3 meter long, how many pieces can you estimate you will have?

• 5

• 7

• 8

• 10

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left? Estimate the decimal equivalent of the remaining pizza.

• 7/8

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

In a class of 30 students, 2/5 of them are girls. Estimate how many girls are in the class by converting the fraction to a decimal.

• 10

• 15

• 8

• 12

A car travels 150 miles on 3/4 of a tank of gas. Estimate how far the car could travel on a full tank by converting the fraction to a decimal.

• 175 miles

• 250 miles

• 200 miles

• 100 miles

You have 1.2 liters of juice. If you pour it into cups that hold 1/4 liter each, how many cups can you estimate you will fill?

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 6

A garden is divided into 5 equal sections. If 3/5 of the garden is planted with flowers, estimate how much of the garden is left for vegetables in decimal form.

• 0.8

• 0.4

• 0.2

• 0.6

A book has 240 pages. If you read 1/6 of the book, estimate how many pages you have read by converting the fraction to a decimal.

• 40

• 30

• 60

• 50

You have 4.5 kilograms of flour. If you use 2/3 of it for baking, estimate how much flour you have left in decimal form.

• 1.5

• 2.0

• 4.0

• 3.0

A tank can hold 1.5 gallons of water. If you fill it with 2/5 of a gallon, estimate how much more water you need to fill the tank by converting the fraction to a decimal.

• 1.1 gallons

• 0.5 gallons

• 1.3 gallons

• 1.7 gallons