Adding and Subtracting Decimals in the Real World

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