This Grade 5 easy worksheet helps students convert mixed numbers to decimals and decimals to mixed numbers using simple, friendly examples. Learners practice changing 2 1/2 to 2.5 and 3 3/4 to 3.75 by converting the fraction part first, then adding the whole number. Sentence checks fix common errors, fill-in items build accuracy, and short answers explain reasoning step by step. Students gain confidence working with terminating decimals and simplified fractions in real numbers.
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Converting Fractions and Decimals
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
2 1/2 written as a decimal is 2.12.
Rewrite: 2 1/2 written as a decimal is 2.5.
2. Fix the sentence:
3 3/4 written as a decimal is 3.34.
Rewrite: 3 3/4 written as a decimal is 3.75.
3. Fix the sentence:
The decimal 4.25 written as a mixed number is 4 25/10.
Rewrite: The decimal 4.25 written as a mixed number is 4 1/4.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The mixed number 5 1/2 written as a decimal is 5.5.
2. The decimal 6.75 written as a mixed number is 6 3/4.
3. The mixed number 1 1/4 written as a decimal is 1.25.
4. The decimal 2.5 written as a mixed number is 2 1/2.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Explain how to convert the mixed number 4 3/4 to a decimal.
First, change 3/4 to a decimal by dividing 3 by 4, which equals 0.75. Then add 0.75 to the whole number 4 to get the terminating decimal 4.75.
2. Convert 3.5 to a mixed number and explain your steps.
The whole number is 3, and 0.5 equals 5/10. Simplify 5/10 by dividing top and bottom by 5 to get 1/2. The mixed number is 3 1/2.
Converting Fractions and Decimals
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
2 1/2 written as a decimal is 2.12.
Rewrite: 2 1/2 written as a decimal is 2.5.
2) Fix the sentence:
3 3/4 written as a decimal is 3.34.
Rewrite: 3 3/4 written as a decimal is 3.75.
3) Fix the sentence:
The decimal 4.25 written as a mixed number is 4 25/10.
Rewrite: The decimal 4.25 written as a mixed number is 4 1/4.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The mixed number 5 1/2 written as a decimal is 5.5.
2) The decimal 6.75 written as a mixed number is 6 3/4.
3) The mixed number 1 1/4 written as a decimal is 1.25.
4) The decimal 2.5 written as a mixed number is 2 1/2.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Explain how to convert the mixed number 4 3/4 to a decimal.
First, change 3/4 to a decimal by dividing 3 by 4, which equals 0.75. Then add 0.75 to the whole number 4 to get the terminating decimal 4.75.
2) Convert 3.5 to a mixed number and explain your steps.
The whole number is 3, and 0.5 equals 5/10. Simplify 5/10 by dividing top and bottom by 5 to get 1/2. The mixed number is 3 1/2.
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