Adding and Subtracting Decimals in Real-Life Scenarios

Lily bought 3.75 meters of ribbon and Sarah bought 4.2 meters. How much more ribbon did Sarah buy than Lily?

• 0.35 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 0.55 meters

• 0.45 meters

A store sold 2.5 kg of apples and 3.1 kg of oranges. How many kilograms of fruit did they sell in total?

• 4.5 kg

• 6.2 kg

• 5.0 kg

• 5.6 kg

Tom has $15.75, and Jerry has $12.50. How much more money does Tom have than Jerry?

• $3.25

• $2.50

• $1.75

• $4.00

A book costs $9.99, and a magazine costs $4.50. How much do they cost together?

• $14.49

• $15.99

• $12.49

• $10.99

Emma ran 2.3 miles on Monday and 3.6 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did she run in total?

• 5.9 miles

• 7.1 miles

• 4.2 miles

• 6.5 miles

A bottle of juice costs $2.45, and a snack costs $1.75. How much do they cost together?

• $4.20

• $5.00

• $4.75

• $3.20

If a pencil costs $0.85 and an eraser costs $0.65, how much more does the pencil cost than the eraser?

• $0.10

• $0.20

• $0.30

• $0.50

A video game costs $29.99, and a toy costs $19.50. How much more expensive is the video game?

• $15.00

• $5.00

• $20.49

• $10.49

A cake weighs 1.25 kg, and a pie weighs 0.75 kg. How much heavier is the cake than the pie?

• 1.00 kg

• 1.50 kg

• 0.25 kg

• 0.50 kg

If you have $10.50 and you spend $3.75 on a book, how much money do you have left?

• $5.75

• $8.00

• $7.25

• $6.75