📚 Part 1: Match the measure — decimals to fractions

Draw a line to match each decimal cooking measure (left) with its equivalent fraction (right).

1. 0.5 cup

2. 0.25 cup

3. 0.2 cup

4. 0.10 cup

5. 0.75 cup

A. 3/4 cup

B. 1/5 cup

C. 1/10 cup

D. 1/4 cup

E. 1/2 cup

🧩 Part 2: Decoding Puzzles — convert decimals & fractions

6. Convert 0.25 into a fraction (use lowest terms). Write your answer and show working.

7. Convert 0.2 into a fraction. Which common cooking measure does this represent (half, quarter, fifth, tenth)?

8. Convert 0.10 into a fraction and name the fraction in words (for example: one tenth).

9. Convert 3/4 into a decimal. Show a short calculation.

✏️ Part 3: Recipe Problems — bake a cake

Use the recipe below for one chocolate cake. Convert the decimal measurements to fractions, then answer the questions. The recipe uses halves, quarters, fifths and tenths.

Recipe for 1 cake: Flour 0.5 kg, Sugar 0.25 kg, Milk 0.2 L, Butter 0.1 kg

10. For one cake, write each ingredient as a fraction (lowest terms):

Flour (0.5 kg) = ________

Sugar (0.25 kg) = ________

Milk (0.2 L) = ________

Butter (0.1 kg) = ________

11. You are making 2 cakes for a bake sale. How much sugar do you need in kilograms as a fraction? Show your working.

12. Each slice of cake uses 0.1 kg of flour. Using the flour for one cake (0.5 kg), how many slices can you cut? Show your working and give the answer as a number.

🍳 Part 4: Kitchen Conversion Challenge

Complete the conversion table and solve the word problems using the pancake recipe below.

Pancake Recipe: Flour 1.5 cups, Milk 0.75 cups, Eggs 0.5 dozen, Oil 0.125 cups

13. Complete the conversion table for the pancake recipe:

Ingredient	Decimal	Fraction
Flour	1.5 cups
Milk	0.75 cups
Oil	0.125 cups

14. You want to make half the pancake recipe. How much milk will you need? Express your answer as both a decimal and a fraction. Show your working.

Decimal:

Fraction:

15. The recipe makes 8 pancakes. If you use 3/4 of the oil amount, how much oil are you using in decimal form? Will this be enough for 6 pancakes? Show your working and explain your answer.