Real-Life Decimal Subtraction: Word Problems & Estimation

Lily has $12.75. She buys a book for $4.50. How much money does she have left?

• $9.00

• $7.50

• $8.25

• $10.25

A baker made 15.5 kg of bread. He sold 7.25 kg. How much bread is left?

• 6.5 kg

• 10.75 kg

• 8.25 kg

• 5 kg

Tom ran 5.6 miles on Saturday and 3.4 miles on Sunday. How many miles did he run in total?

• 7.5 miles

• 10.2 miles

• 8.0 miles

• 9.0 miles

A bottle holds 2.5 liters of juice. If 1.8 liters are used, how much juice is remaining in the bottle?

• 0.7 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 2.0 liters

Sarah has $20.00. She spends $8.75 on a toy. How much money does she have now?

• $11.25

• $12.50

• $20.00

• $8.75

A farmer harvested 30.5 acres of corn. He sold 12.3 acres. How many acres does he still have?

• 10.0 acres

• 18.2 acres

• 25.3 acres

• 15.5 acres

A car traveled 45.6 miles on Monday and 22.4 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did it travel in total?

• 50 miles

• 60 miles

• 68 miles

• 70 miles

Emma has 10.5 meters of ribbon. She uses 3.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 6.5 meters

• 8.2 meters

• 7.3 meters

• 5.3 meters

A store had 50.0 kg of apples. They sold 23.5 kg. How many kilograms of apples are still available?

• 15.0 kg

• 30.5 kg

• 26.5 kg

• 20.0 kg

Jake has $15.00. He buys a game for $9.99. How much money does he have remaining?

• $4.99

• $10.01

• $6.00

• $5.01