Comparing
Equivalent
Decimal and Fraction
Mystery
Word Problems
100

Select ALL of the true comparisons 

A.

B.

C.

D.

E. 

A.

E. 

100

Richard drew the model to show the fraction 1/3. 

Richard then created a second model saying it was equivalent to his first model. Which models could Richard have drawn to show an equivalent fraction? Pick all that are correct. 

A.

B.

C.

D. 

A.

C.

100

Which fraction is the same as 0.05?

A. 1/5

B. 1/50

C. 5/100

D. 5/10



















5/100

100

Brandon ran from his house at point X, to the park at point Y. 

Which decimal and fraction show the distance, in kilometers, that Brandon ran?

A. 1.8 kilometers and 18/10 kilometers

B. 1.8 kilometers and 18/100 kilometers

C. 0.18 kilometers and 18/10 kilometers

D. 0.18 kilometers and 18/100 kilometers

D. 0.18 kilometers and 18/100 kilometers

100

Three friends share an apple cut into eight pieces. Yang eats two pieces, Mary eats one piece, and Priya eats four pieces. What fraction of the apple have the three friends eaten in all? Write a Fraction number sentence and answer. 

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2/8 + 1/8 + 4/8 = 7/8

200

Drew is comparing the fractions 4/5 and 6/8 . Make a comparison statement using these two fractions.

4/5 > 6/8

200

 Name a fraction that is equivalent to 3/5 .

Accept any fraction that is equivalent. Examples:

6/10, 9/15, 12/20, 15/25, etc

200

Which fraction has the same value as the decimal 0.38?

A. 3/8

B. 38/10

C. 38/100

D. 100/38

C. 38/100

200

Place the following numbers in order from least to greatest:

27.9, 2.66, 2.97, 2.78, 2.65

A. 27.9, 2.97, 2.78, 2.66, 2.65

B. 2.65, 2.66, 2.78, 2.97, 27.9

C. 2.65, 2.66, 2.78, 27.9, 2.97

D. 2.66, 2.65, 2.78, 2.97, 27.9

B. 2.65, 2.66, 2.78, 2.97, 27.9

200

Each member of a family eats 1/4 of a pizza. There are 5 members in the family. How much pizza did the family eat?

The family eats 5/4 pizza.

300

Which of the following could be the missing fraction in the comparison? Select ALL that apply.

40/100 < ?

A. 1/2

B. 1/4

C. 2/5

D. 4/6

E. 5/8




A. 1/2

D. 4/6

E. 5/8

300

Sean wrote down a fraction that is equivalent to 3/4 . The equivalent fraction he wrote has a denominator that is greater than 4 but less than 10. What is this fraction?

6/8

300

Vera shaded 9/10 of the figure. 

Which decimal equals 9/10?

A. 0.09

B. 0.9

C. 1.9

D. 9.0

B. 0.9

300

Which letter shows the approximate location of the decimal form of 7 71/100? 

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

C. C

300

There are 7 marbles in a bag. Each marble weighs 2/3 of a pound. How many pounds does the bag of marbles weigh?

The bag of marbles weighs 14/3 of a pound. 

400

Look at the chart below. 

Which expression correctly compares the shaded portion of the chart to the unshaded portion? 

A. 5.7 < 4.3

B. 0.43 < 0.57

C. 5.7 > 4.3

D. 0.43 > 0.57

B. 0.43 < 0.57

400

Figure A has 3/15 of its whole shaded gray. 

Which fraction(s) is equal to 3/15?

A. 9/10

B. 6/30

C. 1/5

B. 6/30

C. 1/5

400

Mr. Downing bought 100 pencils at the beginning of the year for his students. By the end of the year, his students had used 81/100 pencils. Which decimal is equal to the fraction of the pencils that were NOT used?

A. 0.19

B. 0.81

C. 1.9

D. 8.1

A. 0.19

400

140100 is the same as which mixed fraction below?

A. 1 2/5

B. 1 4/5

C. 14 1/100

D. 14 1/10


A. 1 2/5

400

What is 2/5 of 20?

A. 8

B. 10

C. 12

D. 16

A. 8

500

Select ALL of the decimals that make this comparison true. 


A. 0.45

B. 0.27

C. 0.32

D. 0.09

E. 0.68

A. 0.45

E. 0.68

500

Which fractions are equivalent to 8/12 ?  Choose all that are correct. 

  • 4 × 2/12 
  • 8 × 12/12 
  • 4 × 4/12 
  • 2 × 4/12 





























  • 4 × 2/12 
  • 2 × 4/12
500

Marty measured an object that was 0.75 foot in length. Which fraction is equivalent to the length of the object she measured?

A. 75/1 foot

B. 75/10 foot

C. 75/100 foot

D. 100/75 foot

C. 75/100 foot

500

The shaded section of this rectangle is represented by which number or decimal? 


A.   3.2

B.   .6

C.   .4

D.  .35

B.   .6

500

Jake has a bag of jelly beans. One–fourth are cherry flavored and one–fourth are orange flavored. The remaining jelly beans are lemon flavored. If he eats all of the lemon and orange flavored jelly beans, how much will he have left in the bag?

A. 0/4

B. 1/4

C. 2/4

D. 3/4


B. 1/4  Jake will have one-fourth jelly beans in the bag.