Decimal Word Problems: Estimating Sums and Differences

Lily bought 2.5 meters of ribbon and used 1.75 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 0.5 meters

• 0.75 meters

• 1 meter

• 2 meters

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A book costs $12.99, and a bookmark costs $2.50. How much do they cost together?

• $14.49

• $15.49

• $16.99

• $13.99

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Tom has $15.75. He spends $7.25 on a toy. How much money does he have remaining?

• $7.25

• $10.00

• $8.50

• $5.50

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Sarah ran 3.2 kilometers in the morning and 2.5 kilometers in the evening. How far did she run in total?

• 5.0 kilometers

• 5.7 kilometers

• 4.5 kilometers

• 6.0 kilometers

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of water. If you pour out 0.75 liters, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 2 liters

• 0.75 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1 liter

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

At a party, 4.5 pizzas were ordered. If 2.3 pizzas were eaten, how many pizzas are left?

• 1.5 pizzas

• 4.0 pizzas

• 3.0 pizzas

• 2.2 pizzas

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

A pencil costs $0.85, and an eraser costs $0.65. What is the total cost of both items?

• $1.20

• $1.75

• $1.50

• $1.00

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Mark read 5.4 books in January and 3.6 books in February. How many books did he read in total?

• 9.0

• 7.5

• 8.0

• 10.0

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Emma has 10.5 kilograms of flour. She uses 3.2 kilograms for baking. How much flour does she have left?

• 6.5 kilograms

• 7.3 kilograms

• 8.2 kilograms

• 5.0 kilograms

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A toy costs $19.99, and a game costs $14.50. What is the total cost of both the toy and the game?

• $34.49

• $29.49

• $24.99

• $30.00

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3