Decimal Problem Solving: Real-Life Math Challenges

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

• 2 meters

• 1 meter

• 0.75 meters

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

• $7.25

• $5.75

• $10.50

• $8.25

A bottle holds 3.2 liters of water. If you pour out 1.5 liters, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 2.5 liters

• 4.0 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.7 liters

Sarah has 4.8 kg of flour. She uses 2.3 kg to bake cookies. How much flour does she have remaining?

• 3.0 kg

• 1.5 kg

• 2.5 kg

• 4.0 kg

A car travels 12.5 miles in the morning and 8.75 miles in the afternoon. What is the total distance traveled by the car?

• 22.5 miles

• 19.5 miles

• 21.25 miles

• 20 miles

Jake has $20.00. He spends $5.75 on lunch. How much money does he have left?

• $10.25

• $18.50

• $14.25

• $15.00

A tank can hold 10.0 gallons of gas. If it currently has 6.5 gallons, how much more gas is needed to fill it up?

• 2.0 gallons

• 4.5 gallons

• 5.0 gallons

• 3.5 gallons

Emma read 3.6 books last month and 2.4 books this month. How many books has she read in total?

• 6.0

• 5.0

• 4.0

• 7.2

A baker made 5.5 kg of dough and used 2.2 kg for bread. How much dough is left?

• 2.2 kg

• 4.0 kg

• 5.0 kg

• 3.3 kg

A store sold 15.75 meters of fabric on Monday and 10.25 meters on Tuesday. How much fabric was sold in total?

• 26.00 meters

• 25.50 meters

• 30.00 meters

• 20.75 meters