Estimating and Comparing Decimals in Everyday Life

1. Sarah bought 3.5 meters of ribbon for a craft project and 2.75 meters for another. How much ribbon did she buy in total? Estimate the sum first.

• 6.25 meters

• 5.5 meters

• 6.0 meters

• 7.0 meters

2. A bottle of juice costs $2.45 and a snack costs $1.99. If you buy both, how much will you spend? Compare the total cost to $5.

• $3.99

• $4.00

• $5.45

• $4.44

3. A book costs $12.99 and a magazine costs $4.50. If you buy both, how much do you spend? Estimate the total before calculating.

• $15.49

• $18.99

• $17.49

• $20.00

4. Tom has $15.75. He buys a toy for $7.50 and a game for $5.25. How much money does he have left?

• $3.00

• $10.00

• $2.25

• $5.00

5. A pack of gum costs $1.25 and a soda costs $1.75. If you buy 3 packs of gum and 2 sodas, what is the total cost?

• $5.00

• $6.50

• $8.00

• $7.25

6. Lisa ran 2.5 kilometers on Monday and 3.75 kilometers on Tuesday. How far did she run in total? Estimate the distance first.

• 5 kilometers

• 7 kilometers

• 6 kilometers

• 6.25 kilometers

7. A pencil costs $0.85 and an eraser costs $0.65. If you buy 4 pencils and 3 erasers, how much do you spend?

• $5.35

• $5.00

• $6.00

• $4.50

8. A pizza costs $14.99 and a salad costs $6.50. If you buy both, how much do you spend? Compare the total to $25.

• You spend $30.00, which is more than $25.

• You spend $19.99, which is less than $25.

• You spend $21.49, which is less than $25.

• You spend $25.49, which is more than $25.

9. Mark has 5.5 liters of paint. He uses 2.25 liters for one project and 1.75 liters for another. How much paint does he have left?

• 2.0 liters

• 3.0 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 4.25 liters

10. A video game costs $59.99 and a headset costs $29.99. If you buy both, what is the total cost? Estimate the total before calculating.

• $69.98

• $89.98

• $99.99

• $79.99