Rational Number Operations: Subtraction & Multiplication Fun

Sarah has 3.5 meters of ribbon. She uses 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2.3 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 3.0 meters

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you only have 1.75 cups, how much more do you need to buy?

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 0.75 cups

• 0.5 cups

Tom bought 4.2 pounds of apples. He gave 1.8 pounds to his friend. How many pounds of apples does Tom have now?

• 2.4 pounds

• 4.0 pounds

• 1.8 pounds

• 3.0 pounds

A car travels 15.6 miles on a quarter tank of gas. If it uses 4.2 gallons of gas, how many miles can it travel on a full tank of gas?

• 50.0 miles

• 62.4 miles

• 45.2 miles

• 30.8 miles

Lisa read 2.3 books in January and 1.5 books in February. How many books did she read in total?

• 2.5

• 3.0

• 4.0

• 3.8

A baker made 6.4 dozen cookies. If he sold 3.5 dozen, how many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 1.5 dozen

• 2.9 dozen

• 4.0 dozen

• 3.0 dozen

A gardener planted 2.5 rows of flowers. Each row has 3.2 flowers. How many flowers did the gardener plant in total?

• 8

• 12

• 6

• 10

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour out 0.75 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 0.5 liters

• 1.25 liters

• 1 liter

• 0.75 liters

A cyclist rides 12.4 miles in the morning and 8.6 miles in the afternoon. How many miles did the cyclist ride in total?

• 20.0 miles

• 22.0 miles

• 21.0 miles

• 19.0 miles

A store sells 3.5 pounds of bananas for $1.75 per pound. How much will it cost to buy all the bananas?

• $4.50

• $8.75

• $5.25

• $6.13