Adding and Subtracting Decimals
0.4 + 6 =
6.4
Compare using greater than, less than, or equal to symbol: 0.5 and 0.05
> (greater than)
12.467
twelve and four hundred sixty-seven thousandths
Number in the tenths place:
123.456
4
Sarah is packing gift boxes for a charity. Each box contains 6 toy cars. If she has 8 boxes to fill, how many toy cars will Sarah pack in total?
6×8=48 toy cars.
Sarah will pack 48 toy cars in total.
3.765 - 0.09 =
3.675
Compare using greater than, less than, or equal to symbol: 0.08 and 0.080
0.007
seven thousandths
Number in the thousandths place:
1234.567
7
There are 36 slices of pumpkin pie, and 9 people are at the table. If the pie slices are divided equally, how many slices of pie will each person receive?
36÷9=4 slices per person.
Each person will receive 4 slices of pie
0.45 - 0.032 =
0.418
Compare using greater than, less than, or equal to symbol: 3 and 0.3
> (greater than)
325.68
Number in the hundreds place:
98,765.321
7
A school is setting up chairs for an assembly. There are 7 rows of chairs, and each row has 12 chairs. How many chairs are there in total for the assembly?
7×12=84 chairs.
There are 84 chairs in total for the assembly
2.3 + 9 =
11.3
Compare using greater than, less than, or equal to symbol: 0.1234 and 0.124
< (less than)
4.002
four and two thousandths
Number in the hundredths place:
98,765.432
3
A family has 72 ounces of cranberry sauce. If they divide it equally into 9 serving bowls, how many ounces of cranberry sauce will each bowl get?
72÷9=8 ounces per bowl.
Each bowl will get 8 ounces of cranberry sauce
8 - 0.123 =
7.877
Compare using greater than, less than, or equal to symbol: 8.8 and 8.89
< (less than)
9,876.54
nine thousand, eight hundred seventy six and fifty-four hundredths
Six tenths more than: 1,234.39
1,234.99
A family is preparing Thanksgiving dinner. They plan to make 5 large trays of mashed potatoes. Each tray requires 8 pounds of potatoes. After the mashed potatoes are prepared, they need to divide the total amount into 4 serving bowls. How many pounds of mashed potatoes will go into each bowl?
Dvide the total amount of mashed potatoes (40 pounds) evenly into 4 serving bowls:
40 ÷ 4 =10 pounds per bowl