Decimals in Daily Life: Solving Real-World Problems

Lily bought 2.5 meters of ribbon and used 1.75 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1 meter

• 2 meters

• 0.75 meters

• 0.5 meters

Tom has $15.50. He buys a toy for $7.25. How much money does he have after the purchase?

• $8.25

• $7.25

• $10.50

• $5.00

A bottle holds 3.2 liters of water. If you pour out 1.5 liters, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 3.0 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.7 liters

• 2.5 liters

Sarah read 4.6 books last month and 3.2 books this month. How many books has she read in total?

• 7.0

• 8.0

• 7.8

• 6.5

A pizza costs $12.75. If you pay with a $20 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $8.00

• $7.25

• $5.75

• $6.50

Mark has 5.5 kilograms of flour. He uses 2.3 kilograms to bake bread. How much flour does he have remaining?

• 1.8 kilograms

• 4.0 kilograms

• 3.2 kilograms

• 2.5 kilograms

Emma's garden has 2.4 square meters of flowers and 1.8 square meters of vegetables. What is the total area of her garden?

• 5.0 square meters

• 4.2 square meters

• 2.0 square meters

• 3.0 square meters

A car travels 15.6 kilometers in the morning and 9.4 kilometers in the afternoon. How far did the car travel in total?

• 24.0 kilometers

• 30.0 kilometers

• 25.0 kilometers

• 20.0 kilometers

Jake has $50.00. He spends $18.75 on a video game. How much money does he have left?

• $25.00

• $40.00

• $31.25

• $18.75

A book costs $9.99. If you buy 3 books, how much will you spend in total?

• 30.00

• 29.97

• 19.97

• 24.99