Subtracting Decimals

Margaret has grown 4.47 inches taller this year. Robert has grown 7.63 inches this year. How many more inches has Robert grown than Margaret?

• 12.1 inches

• 2.25 inches

• 3.16 inches

• 1.5 inches

Jeremy lives 265.48 miles from Houston, Tx. His friend, Sam, lives 293.4 miles from Houston. What is the difference between these two distances?

• 32.08 miles

• 27.92 miles

• 28.08 miles

• 558.88 miles

Thomas and Henry participated in a race last week. Thomas ran the race in 27.5 seconds, and Henry ran the race in 41.82 seconds. How much slower was Henry than Thomas in the race?

• 14.32 seconds

• 39.07 seconds

• 69.32 seconds

• 12.62 seconds

Mrs. Francis went to the mall this weekend. She bought a new dress for $23.47 and a new pair of dance shoes for $17.45. If she paid with a $50 bill, how much change did she receive?

• $9.08

• $10.92

• $40.92

• $13.45

The overall winner in the 5K race this weekend ran the race in 13.33 minutes. Abigail ran the race 25.8 minutes. How much faster was the overall winner than Abigail in running the race?

• 10.15

• 11.25

• 12.47

• 12.53

Macy earns $50 babysitting for her neighbors this weekend. She spends $32.53 on her mother's birthday present. How much money does Macy have left over?

• $23.57

• $18.47

• $17.57

• $17.47

Kyle earned a total of $70 raking leaves in his neighborhood this weekend. He spent $12.89 on a new shirt and $22.32 on a new pair of sneakers. How much money does Kyle have left?

• $35.21

• $34.79

• $23.57

• $37.49

Priscilla, an elephant, weighted 246.34 pounds when she was born. As an adult elephant, she weighs 5,624.2 pounds. How many pounds of weight has she gained since her birth?

• 5,437.94

• 5,422.14

• 5,377.86

• 3,160.8

Jake is measuring the mass of two feathers. The first feather has a mass of 0.08 grams, and the second feather has a mass of 0.21 grams. How much lighter is the first feather than the second?

• 0.03

• 0.13

• 0.23

• 0.27

The height of the Kingda Ka Roller Coaster is 138.98 meters. The height of the High Roller Ferris Wheel is 167.6 meters. How much taller is the High Roller Ferris Wheel than the Kingda Ka Roller Coaster?

• 31.38

• 29.42

• 28.78

• 28.62