Rational Number Challenges: Adding and Subtracting Fun!

Lily bought 2.5 pounds of apples and 1.75 pounds of oranges. How many pounds of fruit did she buy in total?

• 3.5 pounds

• 5.0 pounds

• 4.25 pounds

• 4.0 pounds

Tom had 5.2 liters of juice. He drank 1.3 liters. How much juice does he have left?

• 5.0 liters

• 3.9 liters

• 4.5 liters

• 2.6 liters

A baker used 3.4 cups of flour for a cake and 2.1 cups for cookies. How much flour did he use altogether?

• 3.0 cups

• 5.5 cups

• 6.0 cups

• 4.5 cups

Sarah ran 4.5 miles in the morning and 2.3 miles in the evening. How many miles did she run in total?

• 6.8 miles

• 7.2 miles

• 5.5 miles

• 8.0 miles

Jake had 10.5 meters of ribbon. He used 3.75 meters for a project. How much ribbon does he have remaining?

• 7.5 meters

• 5.25 meters

• 6.75 meters

• 8.25 meters

Emma read 1.2 hours on Monday and 0.75 hours on Tuesday. How many hours did she read in total?

• 0.95 hours

• 1.5 hours

• 2.0 hours

• 1.95 hours

A gardener planted 2.6 meters of flowers and later added 1.4 meters more. How many meters of flowers did he plant in total?

• 4.0 meters

• 2.0 meters

• 5.0 meters

• 3.0 meters

Mark had 8.9 kilograms of rice. He gave away 2.5 kilograms to a friend. How much rice does he have now?

• 5.4 kilograms

• 7.0 kilograms

• 8.0 kilograms

• 6.4 kilograms

A car traveled 15.5 miles on Monday and 9.8 miles on Tuesday. What is the total distance traveled by the car?

• 25.3 miles

• 26.5 miles

• 24.1 miles

• 20.0 miles

Samantha had 6.3 liters of paint. She used 2.2 liters for a project. How much paint does she have left?

• 4.1 liters

• 5.0 liters

• 3.5 liters

• 2.2 liters