Real-Life Decimal Challenges: Adding and Subtracting

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

• 2 meters

• 0.75 meters

• 1 meter

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

• $5.75

• $10.50

• $8.25

• $7.25

A bottle holds 1.2 liters of juice. If Sarah pours out 0.5 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 0.7 liters

• 1.2 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.0 liters

Jake read 3.4 books last month and 2.6 books this month. How many books has he read in total?

• 5.0

• 4.5

• 7.0

• 6.0

Emma has 4.75 kg of flour. She uses 1.25 kg to bake cookies. How much flour does she have remaining?

• 3.50 kg

• 2.50 kg

• 5.00 kg

• 4.00 kg

A car travels 12.3 miles in the morning and 8.7 miles in the afternoon. What is the total distance traveled?

• 21.0 miles

• 22.5 miles

• 19.0 miles

• 20.0 miles

Sophie has $20.00. She spends $5.75 on lunch. How much money does she have left?

• $10.25

• $15.00

• $14.25

• $18.50

A tank can hold 10.5 gallons of water. If 3.2 gallons are used, how much water is still in the tank?

• 8.1 gallons

• 7.3 gallons

• 9.0 gallons

• 5.2 gallons

Mark collected 5.6 pounds of apples and then gave away 2.3 pounds. How many pounds of apples does he have now?

• 4.0 pounds

• 2.5 pounds

• 5.6 pounds

• 3.3 pounds

A book costs $12.99, and a magazine costs $4.50. If you buy both, how much do you spend in total?

• $20.00

• $17.49

• $15.49

• $18.99