Subtracting Decimal Word Problems

Brooks has $16.73. He buys a baseball card that costs $4.12. How much money will he have left?

• $12.61

• $14.61

• $5.53

• $8.61

Lidia lives 1.25 miles from school and 0.82 mile from the grocery store. How much farther does Lidia live from school than from the grocery store?

• 0.33 mile

• 0.43 mile

• 2.07 miles

• 4.3 miles

Angelo bought 3.45 pounds of red apples and 1.57 pounds of green apples. How many more pounds of red apples than green apples did Angelo buy?

• 5.02 pounds

• 1.98 pounds

• 1.88 pounds

• 1.12 pounds

Jamie bought a beach towel for $9.95 and a beach bag for $13.46. What is the total amount of money Jamie spent on the two items?

• $22.31

• $23.41

• $32.91

• $144.55

How much change should Sara receive from the $10 bill?

• $4.04

• $5.96

• $4.27

• $5.73

Lisa had a board that was 18.93 inches long. She cut 2.09 inches off of the end. How long is the remainder of the board?

• 2.19 inches

• 21.02 inches

• 1.684 inches

• 16.84 inches

Jen bought a piece of fabric that was 3 meters long. Then she cut 0.25 meters of it off to use in a sewing project. How much fabric is left?

Jasir had $21.50 to spend at the store. He spent $0.55 on gum, $3.85 on pencils, and $9.84 on a book. How much money did Jasir have left after buying the gum, pencils, and book?

• $7.16

• $7.26

• $8.26

• $8.36

Robert brought 7.91 pounds of cherry and lime jelly beans for his birthday party. If 4.81 pounds were cherry flavor, how many pounds were lime flavor?

On three different days at her job, Payton earned $27.50, $33, and $49.75. The desk she wants for her computer costs $100. If she buys the desk, how much money will she have left over?

• 209

• 9

• 102.50

• 10.25