Fractions and Decimals Practice
Represent the quantity first, then choose a common denominator, place-value method or estimate.
Learning objective
A printable worksheet on equivalence, comparison, conversion and reasonableness.
Questions
1. Which is larger: 3/5 or 0.58? Show two ways to decide.
2. Convert 7/8 to a decimal.
3. A recipe uses 0.75 kg flour and 3/8 kg sugar. Find the total in kilograms.
4. A student says 2/3 + 1/6 = 3/9. Explain the mistake.
Answer section
- 1. 3/5 = 0.60, so it is larger; a number line also shows this.
- 2. 0.875.
- 3. 1.125 kg.
- 4. The denominators were added; rewrite 2/3 as 4/6, giving 5/6.
Check your method: An answer is stronger when the working, unit, diagram or explanation makes the choice visible.