Real-Life Decimal Subtraction: Number Lines & Estimation

Lily has 5.6 meters of ribbon. She uses 2.3 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1.5 meters

• 3.3 meters

• 4.0 meters

• 2.3 meters

A bottle contains 3.75 liters of juice. If 1.5 liters are poured out, how much juice remains in the bottle?

• 2.25 liters

• 4.5 liters

• 3.0 liters

• 1.5 liters

Tom bought a toy for 12.99 dollars and returned it for a refund of 8.45 dollars. How much money did he get back?

• 10.00 dollars

• 8.45 dollars

• 12.99 dollars

• 5.54 dollars

A baker made 4.5 kilograms of dough. After using 1.75 kilograms for bread, how much dough is left?

• 3.5 kilograms

• 4.0 kilograms

• 1.5 kilograms

• 2.75 kilograms

Sarah read 15.2 pages of her book. If she has 9.8 pages left to read, how many pages did she read in total?

• 25.0

• 22.5

• 30.0

• 20.0

A car's fuel tank holds 50.0 liters. If it currently has 23.5 liters, how much more fuel is needed to fill the tank?

• 15.5 liters

• 30.0 liters

• 20.0 liters

• 26.5 liters

During a sale, a shirt costs 25.50 dollars. If you have a coupon for 7.25 dollars off, how much will you pay for the shirt?

• 22.75

• 15.50

• 18.25

• 20.25

A gardener planted 10.5 meters of flowers. If 4.2 meters were removed, how much is left?

• 8.0 meters

• 5.5 meters

• 7.2 meters

• 6.3 meters

Emma has 8.4 kilograms of flour. She uses 3.6 kilograms for baking. How much flour does she have remaining?

• 4.8 kilograms

• 6.0 kilograms

• 5.0 kilograms

• 3.2 kilograms

A library has 45.75 books. If 12.5 books are checked out, how many books are still in the library?

• 33.25

• 30.75

• 40.25

• 32.25