Mastering Subtraction of Decimals in Everyday Life

Lily has $5.75. She buys a book for $2.40. How much money does she have left?

• $2.40

• $3.35

• $5.00

• $4.50

A baker made 3.5 kg of cookies. He sold 1.25 kg. How much cookies does he have remaining?

• 2.25 kg

• 2.0 kg

• 1.5 kg

• 3.0 kg

Tom ran 4.8 miles last week and 2.3 miles this week. How many miles did he run in total?

• 6.5 miles

• 5.1 miles

• 7.1 miles

• 8.0 miles

A bottle contains 2.5 liters of juice. If 1.75 liters are poured out, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1.25 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 0.75 liters

• 2.0 liters

Sarah had $10.50. She spent $3.75 on lunch. How much money does she have now?

• $8.00

• $7.25

• $5.75

• $6.75

A gardener planted 6.2 meters of flowers. If 2.4 meters were removed, how many meters of flowers are still planted?

• 5.0 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 3.8 meters

• 4.2 meters

A toy costs $15.99. If you have $10.50, how much more do you need to buy the toy?

• $4.99

• $5.49

• $6.50

• $7.00

A car traveled 12.5 miles before refueling. After refueling, it traveled 7.8 miles. How far did the car travel in total?

• 18.1 miles

• 15.5 miles

• 20.3 miles

• 22.0 miles

Emma had 8.4 kg of apples. She gave away 3.6 kg to her friends. How many kg of apples does she have left?

• 3.2 kg

• 6.0 kg

• 4.8 kg

• 5.0 kg

A library has 25.75 meters of bookshelves. If 10.5 meters are filled with books, how much space is left for more books?

• 5.5 meters

• 20 meters

• 10.5 meters

• 15.25 meters