Real-Life Word Problems: Subtracting Decimals in Action

Lily has $12.75. She buys a book for $4.50. How much money does she have left?

• $9.00

• $10.25

• $8.25

• $7.50

A baker made 15.5 kg of dough. After using 7.25 kg for bread, how much dough is remaining?

• 8.25 kg

• 7.5 kg

• 6.5 kg

• 10.75 kg

Tom ran 5.6 miles in the morning and 2.3 miles in the evening. How many miles did he run in total?

• 6.5 miles

• 8.2 miles

• 7.0 miles

• 7.9 miles

Sarah had $20.00. She spent $8.75 on a toy. How much money does she have now?

• $11.25

• $8.75

• $12.50

• $20.00

A tank holds 50.0 liters of water. If 18.5 liters are used, how much water is left in the tank?

• 25.0 liters

• 18.5 liters

• 31.5 liters

• 40.0 liters

A farmer harvested 30.4 tons of apples. He sold 12.6 tons. How many tons of apples does he have left?

• 15.6 tons

• 20.4 tons

• 25.0 tons

• 17.8 tons

Emma read 45.2 pages of her book. If she has 20.5 pages left to read, how many pages is the book in total?

• 50.5

• 70.2

• 60.0

• 65.7

A car traveled 120.5 miles on a trip. If it has 45.3 miles left to reach its destination, how far is the destination?

• 180.5 miles

• 165.8 miles

• 150.2 miles

• 200 miles

Jake has 75.0 marbles. He gave away 23.4 marbles to his friends. How many marbles does he have now?

• 51.6

• 60.6

• 52.4

• 50.0

A bottle contains 2.5 liters of juice. If 1.2 liters are poured out, how much juice remains in the bottle?

• 1.3 liters

• 1.0 liters

• 2.0 liters

• 0.5 liters