Solving Problems Involving Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers

Jamie bought a beach towel for $9.95 and a beach bag for $13.46. What is the total amount of money Jamie spent on the two items?

• $22.31

• $23.41

• $32.91

• $144.55

It took KeShawn 0.45 hour to rake the leaves and 0.75 hour to mow the lawn. How long did it take KeShawn to rake the leaves and mow the lawn?

• 0.12 hour

• 1.1 hours

• 1.2 hours

• 1.21 hours

Lidia lives 1.25 miles from school and 0.82 mile from the grocery store. How much farther does Lidia live from school than from the grocery store?

• 0.33 mile

• 0.43 mile

• 2.07 miles

• 4.3 miles

Angelo bought 3.45 pounds of red apples and 1.57 pounds of green apples. How many more pounds of red apples than green apples did Angelo buy?

• 5.02 pounds

• 1.98 pounds

• 1.88 pounds

• 1.12 pounds

Brooks has $16.73. He buys a baseball card that costs $4.12. How much money will he have left?

• $12.61

• $14.61

• $5.53

• $8.61

Ella's rose plant was 64.34 cm tall in June. During July, the plant grew 58.7 cm. How tall is Ella's rose plant at the end of July?

• 702.1 cm

• 123.04 cm

• 70.21 cm

• 58.7 cm

Jackson walked 1.75 km on Monday and 3.2 km on Wednesday. What was the total distance that Jon walked on Monday and Wednesday?

• 33.75 km

• 4.95 km

• 3.95 km

• 2.07 km

Mackenzie read that 2.75 in of rain fell on Saturday. She read that 1.6 in of rain fell on Sunday. How much rain fell on the two days?

• 3.15 in

• 2.91 in.

• 3.81 in.

• 4.35 in.

A jeweler had a piece of silver that weighed 196.54 grams. She used 98.6 grams to make some jewelry. How many grams of silver did she have left?

• 97.04 grams

• 97.94 grams

• 98.94 grams

• 102.08 grams