Rational Numbers in Real Life: Problem-Solving Skills

Lily has 3.5 meters of ribbon. She uses 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2.3 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 3.0 meters

A baker made 2.75 kilograms of cookies. He sold 1.5 kilograms. How many kilograms of cookies does he have now?

• 3.0 kilograms

• 2.5 kilograms

• 1.0 kilograms

• 1.25 kilograms

Tom read 4.2 books in January and 3.8 books in February. How many books did he read in total?

• 8.0

• 7.5

• 9.0

• 6.0

A fish tank holds 10.5 liters of water. If 3.2 liters are removed, how much water is left in the tank?

• 5.2 liters

• 10.5 liters

• 7.3 liters

• 8.1 liters

Sarah has 5.6 liters of juice. She drinks 1.4 liters. How much juice does she have remaining?

• 4.2 liters

• 5.0 liters

• 2.8 liters

• 3.2 liters

A gardener planted 2.3 meters of flowers in the spring and 1.7 meters in the summer. How many meters of flowers did she plant altogether?

• 5.0 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 4.0 meters

• 3.5 meters

A library had 15.5 thousand books. They donated 4.5 thousand books. How many books are left in the library?

• 11.0 thousand books

• 12.5 thousand books

• 9.0 thousand books

• 10.5 thousand books

A car traveled 120.5 kilometers on Monday and 85.3 kilometers on Tuesday. How far did the car travel in total?

• 205.8 kilometers

• 180.3 kilometers

• 210.5 kilometers

• 195.8 kilometers

Emma has 6.4 kilograms of apples. She gives away 2.1 kilograms. How many kilograms of apples does she have now?

• 3.2 kilograms

• 6.0 kilograms

• 5.5 kilograms

• 4.3 kilograms

A pool was filled with 8.5 liters of water. If 2.3 liters are drained, how much water remains in the pool?

• 8.0 liters

• 5.5 liters

• 7.0 liters

• 6.2 liters