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Adding Decimals Place Value

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Adding Decimals Place Value

Adding Decimals Place Value

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🏠 Part 1: Place Value Understanding

1. Look at the number 4.7. Circle the correct answers:

4 is in the ones place

7 is in the tenths place

4 is in the tenths place

7 is in the ones place

2. Fill in the blanks for the number 6.3:

_____ ones and _____ tenths

3. Which decimal shows 2 ones and 8 tenths?

8.2

2.8

28.0

0.28

➕ Part 2: Adding Decimals Step by Step

4. Complete this addition by filling in the missing steps:

3.4 + 2.5 = ?

Step 1: Add the tenths: 4 tenths + 5 tenths = _____ tenths

Step 2: Add the ones: 3 ones + 2 ones = _____ ones

Step 3: Final answer: _____

5. Solve this addition problem. Show your working:

5.2 + 2.7 = ?

6. When adding 7 tenths + 6 tenths, what happens?

We get 13 tenths

We get 1 whole and 3 tenths

We need to carry 1 to the ones place

All of the above

🧮 Part 3: Practice Problems

7. Solve these decimal addition problems. Remember to line up the decimal points!

a) 6.4 + 3.5 = _____

b) 7.6 + 1.3 = _____

c) 4.8 + 2.9 = _____

8. Sarah has $4.70 and gets $3.60 more. How much money does she have altogether?

Answer: $ _____

🎯 Part 4: Challenge and Reflection

9. Match each addition problem with its correct answer:
1. 3.7 + 4.2
2. 5.6 + 2.8
3. 6.3 + 1.5
A. 7.8
B. 8.4
C. 7.9
10. What is the most important thing to remember when adding decimals?

Always add the biggest numbers first

Line up the decimal points

Start with the ones place

Don't worry about place value

11. Explain in your own words how to add decimals:

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