Mastering Decimal Word Problems: Sums & Differences

Lily bought 3.5 meters of ribbon and used 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 2.3 meters

• 1.5 meters

• 3.0 meters

• 2.0 meters

A book costs $12.75, and a bookmark costs $2.50. If Sarah buys both, how much does she spend in total?

• $14.75

• $10.25

• $15.25

• $16.00

Tom has $45.60. He buys a toy for $19.99 and a game for $15.75. How much money does he have left after his purchases?

• $15.86

• $9.86

• $25.00

• $20.75

A recipe requires 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1 cup of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 1.25 cups of flour

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

• 5.7 kilometers

• 8.2 kilometers

• 7.7 kilometers

• 6.5 kilometers

A store sells pencils for $0.75 each. If you buy 8 pencils, how much will you spend?

• $6.00

• $4.50

• $7.50

• $5.25

Jack has $50.00. He spends $12.45 on lunch and $15.30 on a book. How much money does he have remaining?

• $37.55

• $22.25

• $15.25

• $30.00

A bottle holds 1.5 liters of juice. If you pour out 0.75 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 0.5 liters

• 0.75 liters

• 1.25 liters

• 1 liter

Samantha read 2.3 books in January and 3.7 books in February. How many books did she read in total over the two months?

• 7.0

• 4.5

• 6.0

• 5.0

A farmer harvested 12.5 kilograms of apples and sold 4.8 kilograms. How many kilograms of apples does he have left?

• 5.5 kilograms

• 8.0 kilograms

• 7.7 kilograms

• 10.2 kilograms