Fun with Adding and Subtracting Word Problems

Lily has 3.5 meters of ribbon. She uses 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2.0 meters

• 2.3 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 1.5 meters

A bakery sold 25.75 kilograms of bread in the morning and 18.5 kilograms in the afternoon. How much bread did they sell in total?

• 50.5 kilograms

• 44.25 kilograms

• 30.25 kilograms

• 40 kilograms

Tom has $45.60. He buys a toy for $12.99. How much money does he have after the purchase?

• $25.61

• $40.99

• $30.00

• $32.61

A farmer harvested 120 apples. He sold 45.75 apples at the market. How many apples does he have left?

• 80.75

• 75.5

• 70.25

• 74.25

Sarah read 15.5 pages of her book on Monday and 12.3 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total?

• 27.8

• 25.5

• 28.0

• 30.1

A car travels 150.5 miles on a full tank. If it uses 45.2 miles for a trip, how many miles can it still travel?

• 95.2 miles

• 120.5 miles

• 150.5 miles

• 105.3 miles

A store had 200.75 liters of juice. They sold 75.5 liters. How much juice is left in the store?

• 100 liters

• 150 liters

• 125.25 liters

• 200 liters

Emma has 50.25 dollars. She spends 18.75 dollars on a book. How much money does she have remaining?

• 31.50 dollars

• 40.50 dollars

• 35.00 dollars

• 28.75 dollars

A library has 300 books. If 45.6 books are checked out, how many books are still in the library?

• 254.4

• 255

• 300

• 250