87.88 - 43.55 =
What is 44.33?
The maximum weight for a basketball is 22 9/10 ounces. For a baseball it is 5 1/2 ounces, and for a tennis ball it is 2 1/16 ounces. How much heavier is a maximum-weight basketball than a maximum-weight baseball?
What is 17 2/5 ounces?
You are trying to fit a present that is 4.25 inches tall and a present that is 3.4 inches tall under your bed. Once both presents are under the bed, you have 1.05 inches left between the top of the present stack and the bottom of your bed. How far is the bottom of your bed from the floor?
4.25 + 3.4 + 1.05 = 8.7 inches.
Your family knows from past experience that they need at least 18.75 feet of rope to tie a Christmas tree to the top of the family car. You have pieces in the following lengths: 5.4 feet, 8.2 feet, and 3 feet. Do you have enough to safely tie down a tree?
5.4 + 8.2 + 3 = 16.6 feet. You do not have enough!
A cabinet has shelves that 11 1/2 inches apart. On one shelf, Kevin stacked a DVD player that is 5 1/4 inches tall on top of an amplifier that is 3 3/8 inches tall. How much space is left above the DVD player?
What is 2 7/8 inches?