Math Drills

Fractions and Decimals

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What this worksheet covers

Grade: Grade 5 (Elementary School)
Topic: Properties of Fractions
Worksheet: Fractions and Decimals

Rewriting a decimal as a fraction and a fraction as a decimal is the Calculation here. A decimal is turned into a fraction over ten or a hundred and then simplified, and a fraction has its numerator divided by its denominator to give a terminating decimal. The course of the rewriting is shown on one line, and only the final form goes into the answer box.

Turning a fraction into a decimal, the direction gets taken wrongly and the denominator is divided by the numerator. A fraction whose numerator is smaller than its denominator must give a decimal below 1. An answer above 1 has the division the wrong way round.

Once Fractions and Decimals are seen as two dresses of the same number, a size can be compared in either form. Calculation that begins from finding a common denominator waits in the next unit, Adding Fractions (Unlike Denominators).

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Problems and answers on this worksheet

These are the problems in “Properties of Fractions”, shown with their answers.

(1)There was 3/4L of water. You used 0.25L. How many L are left? Answer □
Answer: 1/2L
(2)The red ribbon is 0.7m, and the blue ribbon is 1/4m. How many m is the difference? Answer □
Answer: 9/20m
(3)There was 0.8L of oil. You used 1/2L. How many L are left? Answer □
Answer: 3/10L
(4)There is 0.9L of apple juice and 1/3L of orange juice. How many L is the difference? Answer □
Answer: 17/30L
(5)There was 5/6L of milk. You got 0.5L more. How many L of milk are there in total? Answer □
Answer: 1 1/3L