Decimals in Action: Cooking, Shopping, and More!

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 1 cup

• 1.25 cups

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

A store sells a pack of 3.5 pounds of apples. If you buy 2 packs, how many pounds of apples do you have in total?

• 5 pounds

• 8 pounds

• 7 pounds

• 6 pounds

You have 3/4 of a gallon of paint. If you use 0.5 gallons for a project, how much paint do you have left?

• 0 gallons

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

A car travels 2.8 miles per gallon of gas. If you drive 15 miles, how many gallons of gas will you use?

• 4.2

• 6.0

• 5.357

• 3.5

You bought 1.2 meters of ribbon. If you cut it into 4 equal pieces, how long is each piece?

• 0.3 meters

• 0.4 meters

• 0.2 meters

• 1 meter

A bag of dog food weighs 5.5 pounds. If you feed your dog 0.75 pounds each day, how many days will the bag last?

• 3 days

• 10 days

• 5 days

• 7 days

You have 2.25 liters of juice. If you pour it into 5 cups equally, how much juice is in each cup?

• 0.45 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 0.25 liters

• 0.75 liters

A book costs $12.99. If you buy 3 books, how much will you spend in total?

• 36.00

• 40.50

• 24.99

• 38.97

You have 1/3 of a pizza left. If you eat 0.2 of the pizza, how much pizza do you have remaining?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 2/15

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of soda. If you pour it into cups that hold 0.25 liters each, how many cups can you fill?

• 6

• 4

• 8

• 10