Mastering Subtraction with Decimals: Key Info & Number Lines

Lily has $12.75. She buys a book for $7.50. How much money does she have left?

• $6.75

• $3.00

• $4.50

• $5.25

A baker made 15.5 kg of dough. After using 9.3 kg for bread, how much dough remains?

• 5.3 kg

• 6.2 kg

• 7.5 kg

• 8.0 kg

Tom ran 5.6 miles in the morning and 2.4 miles in the evening. How many miles did he run in total?

• 8.0 miles

• 6.0 miles

• 9.2 miles

• 7.0 miles

Sarah had $50.00. She spent $23.45 on a dress. How much money does she have now?

• $26.55

• $30.55

• $40.00

• $20.00

A tank holds 20.0 liters of water. If 8.5 liters are used, how much water is left in the tank?

• 10.0 liters

• 15.0 liters

• 11.5 liters

• 12.5 liters

A farmer harvested 30.2 kg of apples. He sold 12.8 kg at the market. How many kg of apples does he have left?

• 15.6 kg

• 25.0 kg

• 20.1 kg

• 17.4 kg

Emma read 45.6 pages of her book. If she has 20.4 pages left to read, how many pages are in the book?

• 50

• 70

• 60

• 66

A car traveled 150.5 miles on a trip. If it has 75.2 miles left to reach its destination, how far is the destination?

• 225.7 miles

• 200 miles

• 180.5 miles

• 250 miles

Jake has $25.00. He buys a toy for $9.99. How much money does he have after the purchase?

• $15.01

• $20.00

• $5.00

• $10.01

A pool was filled with 100.0 gallons of water. If 37.5 gallons were used for cleaning, how much water is still in the pool?

• 37.5 gallons

• 75.0 gallons

• 50.0 gallons

• 62.5 gallons