Adding Decimals
Subtracting Decimals
Bar Diagrams
100
.30 + .04=

.34

100

.80 - .30= 

.50

100

John is building a tree house in his backyard and is using two different sizes pieces of wood. The larger wood is 8.9 meters long and the smaller wood is 5.09 meters long. How much longer is the larger piece of wood than the smaller.

Use a bar diagram to help.

3.81 meters longer.

200

4.09 + .41=

4.50

200

.76 - .32=

.44

200

Mr. Beggen is building a new gym for his students. He is using two different size pieces of wood. The larger piece of wood measures 13.45 meters long and the smaller piece of wood measures 9.05 meters long. What is the difference in length of the two pieces of wood? Use a bar diagram to help.

The difference is 4.4 meters.

300

11.23 + 3.02

14.25

300

.43 - .220=

.210

300

Mr. Naccarato has a 20 dollar bill. He went to the Mets game and bought a hotdog for $8.25 and a drink for $5.75. How much money does he have left over? Use a bar diagram to help. 

Mr. Naccarato has $6.00 to spend.

400

123.4 + 23.02

146.42

400

13.356 - 8.08=

5.276

400

Ashley has 40 dollars and wants to shop for herself. She buys a shirt that costs $12.74, a jacket that costs $23.45 and sneakers that costs $14.99. How much more money does she need to have enough to buy everything? Use a bar diagram to help.

Ashley needs $11.18 in order to buy everything she wants.
500

236.075 + 23.089

259.164

500

245.708 - 178.008=

67.7

500

Steve wants to go on a 34 mile bike tour. He traveled 13 miles the first 2 hours. Then, he traveled 8.904 miles the next hour. How many miles does Steve have left in order to complete his tour? Use a bar diagram to help.

Steve has 12.096 miles left.