Mastering Adding and Subtracting Decimals in Real Life

1. Sarah bought 2.5 meters of ribbon and then used 1.3 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2.0 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 1.0 meters

• 1.2 meters

2. A book costs $12.75, and you have $20. How much money will you have after buying the book?

• $10.00

• $7.25

• $5.50

• $8.00

3. Tom has 5.6 liters of juice. He drinks 1.4 liters. How much juice is left?

• 4.2 liters

• 3.2 liters

• 5.0 liters

• 2.8 liters

4. A toy costs $15.99, and you pay with a $20 bill. How much change do you get back?

• $4.50

• $3.50

• $5.00

• $4.01

5. Lisa has 3.25 kg of flour. She uses 0.75 kg to bake cookies. How much flour remains?

• 3.0 kg

• 2.0 kg

• 2.5 kg

• 1.5 kg

6. A pencil costs $1.50, and you buy 4 pencils. How much do you spend in total?

• $7.50

• $5.00

• $4.50

• $6.00

7. Mark has $50.25. He spends $23.10 on a game. How much money does he have left?

• $27.15

• $30.15

• $25.10

• $20.00

8. A bottle of water costs $2.35. If you buy 3 bottles, how much do you spend?

• $5.75

• $8.00

• $6.50

• $7.05

9. Emma read 4.5 books last month and 3.2 books this month. How many books has she read in total?

• 7.7

• 6.5

• 5.9

• 8.2

10. A cake weighs 2.5 kg. If you eat 0.8 kg, how much cake is left?

• 1.5 kg

• 1.7 kg

• 0.5 kg

• 2.0 kg