Decimals in Action: Adding & Subtracting in Real Life

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon for a project. She used 1.75 meters for one project and 0.5 meters for another. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2.5 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 1.25 meters

• 0.75 meters

A store sold 4.2 kg of apples on Monday and 3.8 kg on Tuesday. If they had 10 kg of apples at the start of the week, how many kilograms of apples do they have left after these two days?

• 2 kg

• 1 kg

• 5 kg

• 3 kg

Tom has $25.75. He spends $8.50 on a book and $4.25 on a snack. How much money does he have remaining?

• $13.00

• $15.50

• $10.00

• $20.25

Sarah ran 2.5 miles on Saturday and 3.75 miles on Sunday. How many miles did she run in total over the weekend?

• 4.25 miles

• 7 miles

• 6.25 miles

• 5.5 miles

A baker made 12.5 dozen cookies. If he sold 5.75 dozen cookies, how many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 5.5 dozen

• 6.75 dozen

• 7 dozen

• 8 dozen

Emma bought 2.3 liters of juice and 1.5 liters of soda. If she drinks 1.2 liters of juice, how much liquid does she have left in total?

• 2.0 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 2.6 liters

• 3.8 liters

A farmer harvested 15.6 acres of corn and 8.4 acres of soybeans. If he sells 10.2 acres of corn, how many acres of corn does he have left?

• 5.4 acres

• 12.4 acres

• 8.4 acres

• 3.6 acres

Jake has $50.00. He buys a video game for $29.99 and a snack for $3.50. How much money does he have after these purchases?

• $30.00

• $25.51

• $20.00

• $16.51

A library has 150.75 books. If 25.5 books are checked out and 10.25 books are added, how many books are in the library now?

• 140.25

• 135.5

• 130.75

• 145.5

Mia spent $12.45 on lunch and $7.30 on a drink. If she started with $30.00, how much money does she have left?

• $15.25

• $18.70

• $5.00

• 10.25