Mastering Subtraction with Decimals: Word Problem Quest

Lily has $12.75. She spends $4.50 on a book. How much money does she have left?

• $7.50

• $9.00

• $8.25

• $10.25

A baker made 15.5 kg of dough. After using 7.25 kg for bread, how much dough remains?

• 6.25 kg

• 7.75 kg

• 8.25 kg

• 10.5 kg

Tom ran 5.6 miles in the morning and 2.3 miles in the evening. How many miles did he run in total?

• 6.5 miles

• 8.2 miles

• 9.1 miles

• 7.9 miles

A bottle contains 2.5 liters of juice. If 1.75 liters are poured out, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 0.75 liters

• 1.25 liters

• 2.0 liters

• 0.5 liters

Sarah bought a dress for $45.99 and returned it for a refund of $30.50. How much money did she get back?

• 30.50

• 15.50

• 45.99

• 30.00

A tank holds 50.0 gallons of water. If 23.75 gallons are used, how much water is still in the tank?

• 26.25 gallons

• 20.75 gallons

• 15.50 gallons

• 30.00 gallons

Mark has $100.00. He spends $37.85 on a new video game. How much money does he have remaining?

• $75.15

• $62.15

• $50.00

• $37.85

A car traveled 120.5 miles on a trip. If it has 45.75 miles left to reach its destination, how far did it travel before?

• 100 miles

• 74.75 miles

• 60.25 miles

• 90.5 miles

Emma has 8.9 meters of ribbon. She uses 3.4 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 5.5 meters

• 7.0 meters

• 6.2 meters

• 4.5 meters

A library had 250.5 books. After donating 75.25 books, how many books are still in the library?

• 200.25

• 175.25

• 175.5

• 150.75