Real-Life Decimal Problems: Multiply and Divide with Ease

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon for a craft project. If she uses 1.2 meters, how much ribbon does she have left?

• 1.5 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 2.3 meters

A bottle of juice costs $2.75. If you buy 4 bottles, how much do you spend in total?

• $10.50

• $12.75

• $11.00

• $8.25

Tom has $15.50. He wants to buy a toy that costs $7.25. How much money will he have after the purchase?

• $5.75

• $10.50

• $7.25

• $8.25

A recipe requires 0.5 liters of milk. If you want to make 3 batches, how much milk do you need in total?

• 3 liters

• 2 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.5 liters

Sarah read 2.75 books last month and 3.5 books this month. How many books has she read in total?

• 6.0

• 7.0

• 5.25

• 6.25

A car travels 12.5 miles on 1 gallon of gas. How many gallons of gas are needed to travel 50 miles?

• 2 gallons

• 6 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 8 gallons

A pack of gum costs $1.25. If you buy 6 packs, how much do you spend?

• $8.25

• $10.00

• $5.00

• $7.50

If a pizza costs $8.50 and you want to buy 3 pizzas, how much will it cost altogether?

• $24.00

• $25.50

• $20.00

• $30.00

A farmer harvested 15.6 tons of apples. He sold 9.3 tons. How many tons of apples does he have left?

• 6.3 tons

• 7.5 tons

• 10.2 tons

• 5.0 tons

If you divide 4.5 liters of soda equally among 3 friends, how much soda does each friend get?

• 2.0 liters

• 3.0 liters

• 1.0 liter

• 1.5 liters