Mastering Rounding and Comparing Decimals in Real Life

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon. If she needs to round the length to the nearest whole meter, how many meters will she have?

• 2

• 5

• 4

• 3

Tom has $12.75 in his wallet. He wants to buy a toy that costs $9.99. How much money will he have left after the purchase?

• $5.99

• $2.76

• $1.75

• $3.76

A bottle contains 2.3 liters of juice. If Sarah drinks 0.8 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 2.0 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1.0 liters

Mark scored 8.4 points in the first game and 7.6 points in the second game. Which game did he score higher in, and by how much?

• Mark scored higher in the first game by 1.0 points.

• Mark scored equally in both games.

• Mark scored higher in the first game by 0.8 points.

• Mark scored higher in the second game by 0.8 points.

A store sells apples for $1.29 each and bananas for $0.99 each. If you buy one of each, how much will you spend in total?

• $1.99

• $2.00

• $2.28

• $2.50

Jessica read 4.5 books last month and 3.8 books this month. How many books did she read in total, rounded to the nearest whole number?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• 10

A car travels 15.6 miles on a gallon of gas. If it uses 2 gallons, how many miles does it travel?

• 30 miles

• 31.2 miles

• 15.6 miles

• 31.6 miles

During a sale, a shirt costs $19.99 and a pair of pants costs $24.50. How much more expensive is the pair of pants than the shirt?

• $6.25

• 4.51

• $5.00

• $3.75

If a recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour and you only have 1.75 cups, how much more flour do you need?

• 1 cup

• 0.75 cups

• 0.5 cups

• 1.25 cups

A baker made 10.5 dozen cookies. If he sold 7.25 dozen, how many dozen cookies does he have left?

• 2.5 dozen

• 3.25 dozen

• 5.75 dozen

• 4 dozen