Decimal Addition and Subtraction - Word Problems
1. Riya bought 3.75 meters of ribbon and her sister gave her 2.6 meters more. How much ribbon
does Riya have in total?
2. A bottle contains 8.9 liters of water. If 4.25 liters are used, how much water is left in the bottle?
3. A shopkeeper sold 12.45 kg of sugar in the morning and 7.5 kg in the evening. How much sugar
did he sell in total?
4. A car travels 9.6 km in the first hour and 3.8 km in the second hour. What is the total distance
traveled?
5. Ananya read 4.2 pages in the morning and 3.75 pages in the evening. How many pages did she
read in all?
6. A water tank had 6.8 liters of water. If 2.45 liters leaked out, how much water is left?
7. A shopkeeper had 15.3 meters of cloth. He sold 10.65 meters of it. How much cloth does he have
now?
8. A pencil was 5.25 cm long. After sharpening, its length became 1.9 cm shorter. What is the new
length of the pencil?
9. A student scored 7.75 marks in one test and 2.8 marks in another. What is the total score?
10. A tank was filled with 13.6 liters of water. 6.35 liters were used for watering the plants. How
much water remains in the tank?