Decimal Problem Solving: Fun with Sums and Differences

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon and used 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1.5 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 2.3 meters

• 2.0 meters

Tom has $15.75. He buys a toy for $7.50. How much money does he have after the purchase?

• $10.25

• $9.00

• $7.50

• $8.25

A book costs $12.99 and a bookmark costs $2.45. If you buy both, how much do you spend in total?

• $10.44

• $14.99

• 15.44

• $16.00

Sarah has 5.6 liters of juice. She pours out 2.3 liters for a party. How much juice remains?

• 1.8 liters

• 4.0 liters

• 3.3 liters

• 2.5 liters

A pizza costs $8.99 and a drink costs $1.50. If you buy both, what is the total cost?

• $11.99

• $9.49

• $12.00

• $10.49

Mark ran 4.5 kilometers on Monday and 3.2 kilometers on Tuesday. How many kilometers did he run in total?

• 7.7 kilometers

• 5.2 kilometers

• 8.0 kilometers

• 6.5 kilometers

Emma has $20.00. She spends $4.75 on a snack and $3.25 on a drink. How much money does she have left?

• $12.00

• $15.25

• $8.00

• $10.50

A pencil costs $0.75 and an eraser costs $0.50. If you buy 3 pencils and 2 erasers, how much do you spend?

• $3.25

• $3.00

• $4.00

• $2.50

Jake has 10.5 kilograms of apples. He gives away 3.2 kilograms to his friend. How many kilograms does he have now?

• 6.5 kilograms

• 8.2 kilograms

• 7.3 kilograms

• 9.0 kilograms

A toy costs $14.99. If you have a coupon for $3.00 off, how much will you pay for the toy?

• $15.99

• $12.99

• $11.99

• $10.99