Decimal Word Problems: Adding and Subtracting Fun!

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

• 0.5 meters

• 1 meter

• 2 meters

• 0.75 meters

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

• $7.25

• $10.50

• $8.25

• $5.00

A book costs $12.99, and a bookmark costs $2.50. What is the total cost of both items?

• $13.99

• $16.99

• $14.49

• $15.49

Sarah has 5.6 liters of juice. She drinks 1.4 liters. How much juice is left?

• 2.8 liters

• 3.2 liters

• 5.0 liters

• 4.2 liters

A pencil costs $0.75, and an eraser costs $0.50. If you buy both, how much do you spend in total?

• $1.25

• $1.50

• $1.00

• $0.25

Mark had $20.00. He spent $8.75 on lunch. How much money does he have remaining?

• $10.00

• $12.75

• $15.25

• $11.25

Emma read 3.2 books in January and 2.5 books in February. How many books did she read in total?

• 5.7

• 5.0

• 4.5

• 6.0

A bottle of water costs $1.25. If you buy 4 bottles, how much do you spend?

• $6.25

• $3.50

• $4.00

• $5.00

Jake has 10.5 kg of apples. He gives away 3.2 kg to his friend. How many kilograms of apples does he have now?

• 6.5 kg

• 8.2 kg

• 9.0 kg

• 7.3 kg

A video game costs $29.99, and you have $50.00. How much money will you have left after buying the game?

• $30.00

• $15.00

• $20.01

• $25.99