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adding-decimal-numbers-elementary
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Grade 3
Grade 4
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Mathematics
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3rd and 4th Grade
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third-and-fourth-grade
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Adding decimal numbers
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You add decimal numbers the same way that you add whole numbers.
To learn how to add whole numbers, consult the Adding Numbers concept sheet.
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Do not forget to include the decimal point in your answer.
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421.6 + 93.85 = ?
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I write the addition in columns by lining up the numbers according to their place values.
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I write a 0 in the place value positions where there are no digits after the decimal point, to ensure the digits being added are in the same position.
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I add the numbers and then I write the decimal point in the answer.
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421.6 + 93.85 = 515.45
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Adding Numbers
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Place Value
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Subtracting Decimal Numbers
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