Adding and Subtracting Decimals

Anna cut a piece of fabric that was 5.618 feet long. Sophia cut a piece of fabric that was 2.531 feet shorter than Anna’s fabric. How long is Sophia’s piece of fabric?

• 8.149 feet

• 3.087 feet

• 3.127 feet

• 3.187 feet

Jeffrey’s friend Beth removed 0.127 from Jeffrey’s number. Which number below represents Jeffrey’s number after Beth removed 0.127?

• 0.14

• 0.147

• 0.127

• 0.15

In which number is the value of the digit 8 one tenth the value of the digit 8 in 238.56?

• 56.842

• 187.34

• 1,832.419

• 8.45

Sarah and Meggie were having a cupcake baking contest. Sarah made her cupcakes in 45.63 minutes. Meggie made her cupcakes in 53.89 minutes. It took her 6 minutes longer because she dropped her bag of flour. What would their total baking time be if Meggie had not dropped her flour?

• 99.52

• 105.52

• 93.52

• 99.47

Samantha wants to round 7.62 to the nearest tenth using a number line. The number line will be labeled by tenths and then she will locate 7.62 on the number line. What is the closest tenth to 7.62?

• 8.0

• 7.7

• 7.9

• 7.6

Which of the following quantities is greater than the quantity shaded below?

• 0.9

• 0.7

• 0.69

• 0.09

Elsa’s snowball throwing speed is an average of four hundred eighty two thousandths of a second. Which is another way to record her throwing average?

• 484.000

• 400.82

• .482

• .0482

Jill had 3 bags of candy to give to her friends that weighed 5.49 kilograms each. Estimate the total weight of the books to the nearest half kilogram.

• 15

• 15.5

• 16

• 16.5

In which number is the value of the digit 8 one tenth the value of the digit 8 in 238.56?

• 56.842

• 187.34

• 1,832.419

• 8.45

What is the sum of 46.19 + 82.10=?

• 128.29
• 138.29
• 148.29
• 118.29