Mastering Adding and Subtracting Decimals in Real Life

Lily bought 2.5 meters of ribbon and then bought another 3.75 meters. How much ribbon did she buy in total?

• 5.00 meters

• 7.50 meters

• 4.25 meters

• 6.25 meters

Tom had $15.50. He spent $7.25 on a book. How much money does he have left?

• $7.25

• $10.00

• $5.50

• $8.25

A bottle holds 1.2 liters of juice. If Sarah pours out 0.5 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 0.7 liters

• 1.2 liters

• 1.0 liters

• 0.5 liters

A pizza costs $12.99. If you pay with a $20 bill, how much change will you receive?

• $7.01

• $8.00

• $6.99

• $5.50

Emma read 3.6 books in January and 4.2 books in February. How many books did she read in total over the two months?

• 6.5 books

• 8.0 books

• 5.4 books

• 7.8 books

A car travels 25.5 miles on a gallon of gas. If it uses 3 gallons, how many miles does it travel?

• 60 miles

• 72 miles

• 85.5 miles

• 76.5 miles

Jake has $50.00. He buys a video game for $29.99. How much money does he have remaining?

• $20.01

• $15.00

• $25.99

• $30.00

A bag of flour weighs 2.3 kilograms. If you use 0.8 kilograms for a recipe, how much flour is left?

• 1.5 kilograms

• 2.0 kilograms

• 0.5 kilograms

• 1.0 kilograms

Samantha ran 4.5 kilometers on Monday and 3.2 kilometers on Tuesday. How far did she run in total?

• 6.5 kilometers

• 7.7 kilometers

• 5.7 kilometers

• 8.2 kilometers

A store sells a toy for $19.99. If there is a discount of $4.50, what is the new price of the toy?

• $18.49

• $15.49

• $16.99

• $14.99