Decimal Adventures: Real-Life Challenges with Place Value

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

• 0.5 meters

• 0.75 meters

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

• $8.25

• $5.00

• $7.25

• $10.50

A bottle holds 3.2 liters of juice. If 1.5 liters are poured out, how much juice remains in the bottle?

• 1.7 liters

• 3.0 liters

• 2.5 liters

• 0.8 liters

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

• 8.0

• 6.5

• 7.8

• 7.0

A baker made 5.75 kilograms of bread and sold 2.3 kilograms. How much bread does he have left?

• 2.5 kilograms

• 4.0 kilograms

• 3.45 kilograms

• 1.2 kilograms

Mark has 10.5 pounds of apples. He gives 3.75 pounds to his friend. How many pounds of apples does he have now?

• 8.00 pounds

• 7.50 pounds

• 6.75 pounds

• 5.25 pounds

A car traveled 12.8 miles on Monday and 9.4 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did the car travel in total?

• 20.0 miles

• 22.2 miles

• 23.6 miles

• 21.4 miles

Emma has $20.00. She spends $8.45 on lunch. How much money does she have remaining?

• $12.45

• $11.55

• $10.00

• $15.00

A tank can hold 15.6 gallons of water. If it currently has 9.8 gallons, how much more water is needed to fill it?

• 6.2 gallons

• 5.8 gallons

• 4.5 gallons

• 7.0 gallons

Jake collected 7.2 stickers and then gave away 2.5 stickers to his friend. How many stickers does he have now?

• 3.0

• 4.7

• 5.5

• 6.2