Comparing and Subtracting Decimals in Everyday Life

Lily has $3.75 and Jake has $4.20. How much more money does Jake have than Lily?

• $1.25

• $0.45

• $0.15

• $0.75

A pencil costs $1.25 and an eraser costs $0.85. How much more does the pencil cost than the eraser?

• $0.30

• $1.10

• $0.50

• $0.40

Tom ran 2.5 miles, while Sarah ran 3.1 miles. How much farther did Sarah run than Tom?

• 0.6 miles

• 2.0 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 0.4 miles

A book costs $12.99 and a magazine costs $8.50. How much more does the book cost than the magazine?

• $2.50

• $3.49

• $4.49

• $5.99

Emma bought 2.75 pounds of apples and 1.5 pounds of oranges. How much more apples did she buy than oranges?

• 1 pound

• 0.5 pounds

• 1.25 pounds

• 2 pounds

A bottle of juice is $2.45 and a bottle of soda is $1.99. How much more expensive is the juice than the soda?

• $0.25

• $1.00

• $0.46

• $0.75

Mark has $5.60 and his sister has $5.80. How much more money does his sister have than Mark?

• $0.30

• $0.20

• $1.00

• $0.10

A sandwich costs $4.50 and a salad costs $3.75. How much more does the sandwich cost than the salad?

• $1.25

• $0.50

• $2.00

• $0.75

Jenny read 1.25 hours on Monday and 1.75 hours on Tuesday. How much more time did she read on Tuesday than on Monday?

• 0.5 hours

• 2 hours

• 0.25 hours

• 1 hour

A toy costs $15.99 and a game costs $12.50. How much more does the toy cost than the game?

• $3.49

• $4.99

• $2.49

• $1.99