Rounding and Comparing Decimals in Daily Life

1. Sarah bought 3.5 meters of ribbon for a craft project. If she uses 1.2 meters, how much ribbon does she have left? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 3.0

• 1.5

• 2.0

• 2.3

2. A bottle holds 2.75 liters of juice. If you pour out 1.6 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle? Compare the remaining juice to 1.2 liters and state which is greater.

• 0.75 liters is left in the bottle, which is less than 1.2 liters.

• 1.15 liters is left in the bottle, which is less than 1.2 liters.

• 1.5 liters is left in the bottle, which is greater than 1.2 liters.

• 2.0 liters is left in the bottle, which is greater than 1.2 liters.

3. Tom scored 89.5 points in his first game and 92.3 points in his second game. Round both scores to the nearest whole number. Which game did he score higher in?

• Tom scored higher in his second game.

• Tom did not score in either game.

• Tom scored the same in both games.

• Tom scored higher in his first game.

4. A bag of flour weighs 2.4 kilograms. If you use 0.9 kilograms for a recipe, how much flour is left? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

• 1.50 kg

• 1.80 kg

• 2.00 kg

• 2.10 kg

5. Lisa has $15.75. She wants to buy a toy that costs $9.99. After her purchase, how much money will she have left? Compare this amount to $5.00.

• $4.76

• $6.75

• $3.99

• $5.76

6. A car travels 12.6 miles on a gallon of gas. If it uses 3.4 gallons, how many miles does it travel in total? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

• 36

• 28

• 43

• 50

7. A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat 3.5 slices, how many slices are left? Round your answer to the nearest whole number and compare it to 4 slices.

• 6 slices

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

• 5

8. A book costs $12.49 and a magazine costs $4.99. If you buy both, how much do you spend in total? Round your total to the nearest dollar.

• 10

• 17

• 20

• 15

9. A swimming pool holds 15.75 cubic meters of water. If it is currently filled with 10.5 cubic meters, how much more water is needed to fill it? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 5.3

• 4.2

• 6.0

• 7.5

10. During a sale, a shirt is priced at $19.99 and a pair of pants at $24.50. If you buy both, how much do you spend? Compare your total to $50.00 and state which is less.

• $30.00 is less than $44.49.

• $44.49 is greater than $50.00.

• $44.49 is less than $50.00.

• $50.00 is less than $44.49.