Rounding and Comparing Decimals in Daily Life

A store sells a shirt for $19.99. If you round the price to the nearest dollar, what is the rounded price?

• 19

• 20

• 21

• 25

Liam has $15.75, and Emma has $15.50. Who has more money, and by how much?

• Liam has more money by $0.25

• Emma has more money by $0.25

• Emma has more money by $0.50

• Liam has more money by $1.00

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you round this to the nearest whole number, how many cups do you need?

• 4

• 2.0

• 3

• 2

A book costs $12.49, and a magazine costs $4.99. How much more does the book cost than the magazine?

• $7.50

• $5.50

• $8.00

• $6.75

Sarah ran 3.6 miles, while Jake ran 3.75 miles. Who ran further, and by how much?

• Jake ran further by 0.25 miles.

• Jake ran further by 0.15 miles.

• Sarah ran further by 0.1 miles.

• They ran the same distance.

A pencil costs $0.89, and an eraser costs $0.75. If you buy both, how much do you spend in total?

• $1.64

• $1.50

• $1.25

• $2.00

The temperature today is 72.3 degrees. If you round this to the nearest whole number, what is the rounded temperature?

• 72

• 73

• 71

• 75

A bottle of juice costs $2.45, and a snack costs $1.99. How much more does the juice cost than the snack?

• $0.99

• $0.46

• $0.25

• $1.46

Tom scored 88.5 points in a game, and Jerry scored 87.9 points. Who scored higher, and by how much?

• Jerry scored higher by 0.6 points.

• Tom scored higher by 1 point.

• Jerry scored higher by 0.5 points.

• Tom scored higher by 0.6 points.

A pack of gum costs $1.25, and a candy bar costs $1.50. If you buy both, what is the total cost?

• $3.00

• $1.75

• $2.50

• $2.75