Decimal Addition Subtraction Word Problems

It rained 0.72 inches on Monday. On Tuesday, it rained 0.34 inches less than on Monday. How much did it rain on Tuesday?

• 0.38 inches

• 0.37 inches

• 0.39 inches

• 1.08 inches

It rained 0.68 inches on Saturday and 0.2 inches on Sunday. How much did it rain on Saturday and Sunday combined?

• 2.68 inches

• 88 inches

• 0.88 inches

• 8.8 inches

Tucker bought 2.78 pounds of melon and 2.27 pounds of cherries. How much fruit did he buy in all?

• 0.51 pounds

• 5.15 pounds

• 0.52 pounds

• 5.05 pounds

A bee colony produced 0.6 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.3 pounds of it. How much honey remains?

• 0.3 pounds

• 0.03 pounds

• 1.03 pounds

• 0.9 pounds

Larry had $64.90 when he went shopping for groceries. He had $25.45 remaining when he left the store. How much did he spend?

• $90.35

• $31.55

• $39.45

• $49.55

Steve gave $78.88 to Gerald. If Steve started with $95.00, how much money does he have left?

• $16.12

• $23.22

• $12.22

• $14.11

James ran 0.345 of a mile on Monday, 0.5 of a mile on Tuesday, and 0.78 of a mile on Wednesday. How far did he run over the three days combined?

• 0.435 miles

• 1.625 miles

• 1.125 miles

• 1.175 miles

Sarah traveled 57.4 miles from her house to her grandmother's house. She then traveled another 45.28 miles to aunt's house. How many miles did she travel in all?

• 12.12 miles

• 21.28

• 41.02

• 102.68 miles