Real-Life Decimal Subtraction & Estimation for 4th Graders

Lily has $12.75. She buys a book for $7.50. How much money does she have left?

• $4.50

• $8.00

• $6.75

• $5.25

A baker made 15.5 kg of bread. He sold 9.3 kg. How much bread is left?

• 5.3 kg

• 7.5 kg

• 8.0 kg

• 6.2 kg

Tom ran 5.6 miles in the morning and 2.4 miles in the evening. How many miles did he run in total?

• 6.0 miles

• 9.2 miles

• 7.0 miles

• 8.0 miles

Sarah had $20.00. After spending $8.75 on lunch, how much does she have remaining?

• $8.75

• $11.25

• $15.00

• $12.50

A tank holds 50.0 liters of water. If 23.5 liters are used, how much water is still in the tank?

• 30.5 liters

• 20.0 liters

• 15.0 liters

• 26.5 liters

A farmer harvested 45.2 kg of apples. He sold 28.6 kg. How many kg of apples does he have left?

• 10.2 kg

• 25.8 kg

• 16.6 kg

• 20.4 kg

Emma read 12.4 pages of her book. If the book has 30.0 pages, how many pages does she have left to read?

• 10.4 pages

• 15.0 pages

• 20.0 pages

• 17.6 pages

A toy costs $15.99. If you pay with a $20 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $5.00

• $4.01

• $4.50

• $3.50

A car traveled 120.5 miles on a trip. If it has 45.3 miles left to go, how far did it travel before?

• 75.2 miles

• 100.2 miles

• 90.5 miles

• 60.3 miles

Jake has $50.00. He spends $22.45 on a video game. How much money does he have now?

• $22.45

• $27.55

• $30.55

• $25.00