Decimal Place Value: Real-Life Math Challenges for 5th Graders

Lily bought 2.75 meters of ribbon and used 1.25 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3.00 meters

• 1.50 meters

• 1.25 meters

• 2.00 meters

A book costs $12.99, and Sarah has $20.00. How much money will she have after buying the book?

• $8.00

• $5.99

• $7.01

• $10.00

Tom ran 3.5 kilometers in the morning and 2.75 kilometers in the evening. What is the total distance he ran?

• 5.5 kilometers

• 6.25 kilometers

• 7.0 kilometers

• 6.0 kilometers

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

• $10.50

• $13.80

• $12.00

• $15.20

Emma has $15.50. She buys a toy for $7.25. How much money does she have remaining?

• $10.50

• $5.00

• $7.25

• $8.25

A pizza costs $8.99, and a drink costs $1.50. If you buy both, how much do you spend?

• $9.49

• $10.00

• $10.49

• $11.00

Mark has 5.6 liters of paint. He uses 2.3 liters for a project. How much paint does he have left?

• 5.6 liters

• 4.0 liters

• 3.3 liters

• 2.3 liters

A pack of markers costs $4.75. If you buy 3 packs, what is the total cost?

• $10.75

• $15.00

• $12.50

• $14.25

Samantha read 1.5 hours on Monday and 2.25 hours on Tuesday. How many hours did she read in total?

• 3.75 hours

• 4 hours

• 3 hours

• 2.5 hours

A pair of shoes costs $45.99. If you have $60.00, how much money will you have left after buying the shoes?

• $10.00

• $14.01

• $20.99

• $5.50