Estimating Costs and Totals with Decimals in Real Life

A store sells a shirt for $24.99 and a pair of pants for $39.50. What is the total cost of both items?

• $64.99

• $64.49

• $50.49

• $70.00

Emily has $50.00. She buys a book for $12.75 and a pen for $2.50. How much money does she have left?

• $25.00

• $40.00

• $34.75

• $37.50

A recipe requires 1.5 cups of sugar and 2.25 cups of flour. How much total ingredient is needed for the recipe?

• 4 cups

• 2.5 cups

• 3.75 cups

• 3 cups

A car travels 15.6 miles on Monday and 22.4 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did the car travel in total over the two days?

• 25.6 miles

• 30.0 miles

• 40.0 miles

• 38.0 miles

Liam bought 3.75 pounds of apples for $2.50 per pound. How much did he spend in total?

• $10.00

• $8.25

• $9.38

• $7.50

A pizza costs $15.99, and a drink costs $2.49. If you buy both, how much will you spend?

• $19.99

• $17.48

• $18.48

• $16.48

Sarah ran 3.2 miles on Saturday and 4.5 miles on Sunday. How many miles did she run in total over the weekend?

• 7.7 miles

• 5.7 miles

• 6.5 miles

• 8.2 miles

A book costs $8.95, and a magazine costs $4.50. If you buy both, what is the total amount spent?

• $14.95

• $13.45

• $10.50

• $12.45

Tom has $100.00. He spends $45.75 on a new video game and $12.50 on snacks. How much money does he have left?

• $32.25

• $50.75

• $60.00

• $41.75

A gardener uses 2.5 gallons of water on Monday and 3.75 gallons on Tuesday. How many gallons of water did he use in total?

• 4.25 gallons

• 6.25 gallons

• 5.00 gallons

• 7.50 gallons