Decimal Challenges: Adding and Subtracting in Real Life

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon and then cut off 1.2 meters. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2.3 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 1.5 meters

Tom has $15.75. He spends $4.50 on a book and then finds $2.25 on the ground. How much money does he have now?

• $10.25

• $12.00

• $14.00

• $13.50

A baker made 2.3 kg of cookies and sold 1.8 kg. If he bakes another 0.5 kg, how much does he have in total now?

• 2.3 kg

• 1.5 kg

• 0.8 kg

• 1.0 kg

Sarah has 10.5 liters of juice. She uses 3.2 liters for a party and buys 2.5 liters more. How much juice does she have now?

• 9.8 liters

• 8.3 liters

• 12.0 liters

• 7.5 liters

A toy costs $7.99. If Emma buys 3 toys and pays with a $30 bill, how much change will she receive?

• $6.03

• $5.99

• $8.00

• $7.50

Mark read 4.5 books last month and 2.3 books this month. If he donates 1.2 books, how many books does he have left?

• 6.0

• 4.3

• 5.0

• 5.6

A farmer harvested 12.6 kg of apples and sold 5.4 kg. He then harvested another 3.2 kg. How many kg of apples does he have now?

• 15.8 kg

• 10.4 kg

• 8.2 kg

• 7.4 kg

Jenny has $20.00. She buys a shirt for $12.75 and a pair of socks for $3.50. How much money does she have left?

• $5.00

• $3.75

• $4.25

• $6.50

A car traveled 150.5 miles on a trip. If it used 45.3 gallons of gas, how many miles per gallon did it average?

• 2.75 miles per gallon

• 4.10 miles per gallon

• 5.00 miles per gallon

• 3.32 miles per gallon

David has 8.4 liters of paint. He uses 2.7 liters for a project and buys 3.5 liters more. How much paint does he have now?

• 10.1 liters

• 7.7 liters

• 9.2 liters

• 8.4 liters