Decimal Word Problems: Adding and Subtracting in Real Life

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon and used 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2.3 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 2.0 meters

A book costs $12.75, and a pen costs $2.50. If you buy both, how much do you spend in total?

• $14.75

• $16.00

• $15.25

• $10.25

Tom has $45.60 in his savings account. He withdraws $15.25. How much money does he have now?

• $15.25

• $25.35

• $40.00

• $30.35

A recipe requires 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1 cup of flour

• 1.25 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 3 cups of flour

Sarah ran 4.2 kilometers on Monday and 3.8 kilometers on Tuesday. How many kilometers did she run in total?

• 8.0 kilometers

• 6.0 kilometers

• 7.5 kilometers

• 9.0 kilometers

A store sells a toy for $19.99. If you have a coupon for $5.00 off, how much will you pay for the toy?

• $10.99

• $15.99

• $19.99

• $14.99

A farmer harvested 150.5 kilograms of apples and sold 75.25 kilograms. How many kilograms of apples does he have left?

• 100 kilograms

• 75.25 kilograms

• 150 kilograms

• 75 kilograms

If a car travels 12.5 miles in the first hour and 15.75 miles in the second hour, what is the total distance traveled?

• 30 miles

• 25 miles

• 28.25 miles

• 27 miles

A bottle of juice costs $3.45. If you buy 4 bottles, how much do you spend in total?

• $13.80

• $10.50

• $12.00

• $15.20

Emma has 20.00 dollars. She buys a book for 7.50 dollars and a snack for 2.25 dollars. How much money does she have left?

• 8.25 dollars

• 12.50 dollars

• 10.25 dollars

• 15.75 dollars