NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________

DAILY PRACTICE

Solving Decimal Problems

Solve each problem and show how you solved it.

• 1 Nora buys 4.8 pounds of potatoes. She uses 3.2 pounds when she makes dinner. How many pounds of potatoes does she have left?

• 2 Joshua is going to visit his cousins. They live 36.8 miles away from Joshua. So far, Joshua has traveled 17.9 miles. How much farther does Joshua have to drive before he gets to his cousins' house?

• 3 Shandra rides her bike every day. On Monday she rode her bike 8.43 miles. On Tuesday she rode her bike 5.37 miles. How much farther did Shandra ride on Monday than on Tuesday?

• 4 34.65 − 27.3 = _______________

• 5 62.834 − 31.931 = _______________

• 6 58.39 − 41.93 = _______________

NOTE

Students solve subtraction problems that involve decimals.

MWI Subtracting Decimals

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