Vocabulary
Estimating
Mental Math
Adding Decimals
Subtracting Decimals
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This is the answer to an addition problem.
What is a sum?
100
One candy bar costs $0.85 a pack of gum costs $1.35. About how much is the gum and the candy bar together?
What is $2.00?
100
2.3 + 2.7 =
What is 5?
100
The first step of adding decimals?
What is lining up the decimals?
100
5.8 - 3.3
What is 2.5?
200
These are numbers that you add together.
What are addends?
200
Allore ran around the track in 2.42 minutes. Shanaya ran around the track in 3.86 minutes. About how many minutes faster did Allore run around the track than Shanaya?
What is 2 minutes?
200
The two numbers that are compatible and should be grouped together in the equation 2.6 + 4 + 3.4 + 9.
What is (2.6 + 3.4)
200
2.7 + 3.5
What is 6.2?
200
Where to start subtracting from according to step 2 of subtracting decimals.
What is the place value position farthest to the right?
300
This tells us that you can add addends in any order and the answer will still be the same.
What is the Commutative Property of Addition?
300
Ms. Gordon's daughter is 7.9 years old, her son is 3.6 years old. About how much older is Ms. Gordon's daughter than her son?
What is 4 years?
300
17 + 13 + 4.5 + 5.5
What is 40?
300
Joseph went to Toys R Us and bought a toy for $26.59 and a game for $18.75. This is how much Joseph spent in all.
What is $44.34?
300
John is 52.6 inches tall. Zaire is 49.8 inches tall. How much taller is John than Zaire?
What is 2.8 inches?
400
This tells us that you can group addends differently and the answer will still be the same.
What is the Associative Property of Addition?
400
Mr. Metcalfe's yard is 35.8 meters long and 44.32 meters wide. How much more is the width of Mr. Metcalfe's yard than the length?
What is 8 meters?
400
8.75 - 2.26
What is 6.49?
400
Alex weighs 86.4 pounds. Ayana weighs 79.8 pounds and Kyair weighs 82.3 pounds. This is how much Alex, Ayana, and Kyair weigh in all.
What is 248.3 pounds?
400
The final step to subtracting decimals.
What is dropping down the decimal point?
500
These are numbers that you can compute easily.
What are compatible numbers?
500
The two strategies to estimating sums and differences.
What is using rounded numbers or using compatible numbers?
500
When you adjust one or both numbers to make computation easier; then adjust again to get the final answer.
What is compensation?
500
Ms. Oakes went to Home Depot for gardening supplies. She bought 3 packs of flower seeds for $7.69. She bought 4 plants for $26.50 and she bought a bag of fertilizer for $12.95. What is the total amount to money that Ms. OAkes spent?
What is $47.14?
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Ms. Oakes went to Home Depot for gardening supplies. She bought 3 packs of flower seeds for $7.69. She bought 4 plants for $26.50 and she bought a bag of fertilizer for $12.95. How much change did Ms. Oakes get back if she paid with a $50 bill?
What is $2.86?