Estimating Decimal Sums in Everyday Scenarios

Lily bought 2.75 pounds of apples and 1.50 pounds of oranges. How much fruit did she buy in total?

• 3.25 pounds

• 4.25 pounds

• 5.00 pounds

• 4.00 pounds

A book costs $12.99 and a magazine costs $4.25. What is the total cost of both items?

• $17.24

• $20.00

• $18.50

• $15.99

Tom has $5.60 in his wallet and he finds $3.45 more. How much money does he have now?

• $7.05

• $8.15

• $10.50

• $9.05

Sarah ran 3.2 miles on Monday and 2.8 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did she run in total?

• 5.0 miles

• 6.0 miles

• 4.5 miles

• 7.2 miles

A bottle of juice costs $2.35 and a snack costs $1.75. What is the total cost for both?

• $3.50

• $5.00

• $4.25

• $4.10

In a class, 4.5 hours were spent on math and 3.2 hours on science. How many hours were spent on both subjects?

• 7.7 hours

• 5.0 hours

• 6.5 hours

• 8.2 hours

A toy costs $15.99 and a game costs $9.50. What is the total cost for both items?

• $26.99

• $24.49

• $25.49

• $20.50

Emma read 1.5 hours on Saturday and 2.3 hours on Sunday. How many hours did she read in total?

• 4.1 hours

• 3.8 hours

• 3.0 hours

• 2.5 hours

A pizza costs $8.75 and a drink costs $1.50. What is the total cost for the pizza and drink?

• $9.25

• $10.25

• $12.50

• $11.00

Jake collected 3.6 liters of rainwater on Monday and 2.4 liters on Tuesday. How much rainwater did he collect in total?

• 4.0 liters

• 7.2 liters

• 5.0 liters

• 6.0 liters