This document provides instructions for performing basic operations with decimals such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It explains how to align the decimals and describes the steps for each operation. Examples are provided for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals. The document also covers comparing and converting fractions and decimals, with examples of how to convert a fraction to a decimal and vice versa. It concludes with contact information.

1. Decimals
Add, Subtract, Multiply & Divide
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2. Adding or Subtracting Decimals
 Write the numbers in a vertical column, aligning digits
according to their places.
 Attach extra zeros to the right end of each number so
each number has the same quantity of digits.
 Add or subtract as though the numbers are whole
numbers.
 Place the decimal point in the sum or difference to align
with the decimal point in the respective operation.

3. Adding Decimals
Add the ones. There are 18 ones.
Add the tenths. There are 20 tenths.
• Since 20 hundredths is 2 ones 0 tenths, write 0 in the tenths
place. Write 2 as an addend in the ones place.
8.784
2.560
+ 6.721
Add the hundredths. There are 16 hundredths.
• Since 16 hundredths is 1 tenth 6 hundredths, write 6 in the
hundredths place. Write 1 as an addend in the tenths place.
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Add up the thousandths. There are 5
thousandth.
So 8.784 + 2.56 + 6.721 = 18.065.

4. Subtracting Decimals
Try to subtract the hundredths. You will need more
hundredths.
•There are no tenths to use, so use a one. Change the number
of ones from 4 to 3. Raise the number of tenths from 0 to 9
and the number of hundredths from 3 to 13.
Now subtract. There are 9 thousandths.
4.040
-2.681
1.359
• Use one of the hundredths.
• Since 1 hundredth = 10 thousandths, change the
number of the hundredths from 4 to 3 and the number
of thousandths from 0 to 10.
To subtract the thousandths, you will need more
thousandths.
So, 4.040 – 2.681 = 1.359
Subtract the hundredths. There are 5 hundredths.
Subtract the tenths. There are 3 tenths.
Subtract the ones. There is 1 one.
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5. Multiply Decimals
 Multiply the decimal numbers as though they are whole
numbers.
 Count the digits in the decimal parts of both decimal
numbers.
 Place the decimal point in the product so that there are as
many digits in its decimal part as there are digits you
counted in the previous step.
 If necessary, attach zeros to the left end of the product to
place the decimal point accurately.
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places
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6. Look at this example.
3.45 x 4.082 =
 How many places are there to the right of the decimal
point?
 Five; so, the answer will have five places to the right of
the decimal.
 The answer is 14.08290
 The last zero can be dropped and the answer would be
14.0829.
Examples
920 x 3.7
= 3404.0
0.00079 x 0.025
= 0.00001975
Class Examples
870 x 4.6
= 4002.0
0.000086 x 0.057
= 0.000004902

7.  Dividing decimals is similar to dividing whole numbers.
 Same question…what about the decimal place? Where does
that go?
 Steps
1. Make the divisor a whole number by shifting the decimal
to the right as many times as necessary.
2. Move the decimal in the dividend the same number of
times that we moved it in the divisor
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Division of Decimals

8. • Dividing decimals……
 Steps
1. Add zeros to the end of the dividend so that we can
round to the desired place value
– Example: Round quotient to nearest tenth  write 2 zeros
after the decimal
– Round quotient to nearest thousandth  need 4 zeros after
the decimal
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706 42090.0000

9.  Dividing decimals…….
 Steps
1. Do the division as if it were whole numbers
2. Put the decimal place in the quotient directly over
the decimal point in the dividend
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10. Each of the digits are the same. Each
of the steps are the same. But the place
values are different because of the
decimal points.
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11. Comparing & Converting
Fractions & Decimals
To convert a fraction  decimal
 Steps
1. Divide the numerator of the fraction by the denominator
2. Round the quotient to a desired place value
Example
 Convert 3/7 to a decimal and round to nearest
Hundredth and Thousandth
 = 0.42857
 Nearest Hundredth: 0.43
 Nearest Thousandth: 0.429

12. To convert a decimal  fraction
 Steps
1. Count the number of decimal places
2. Remove the decimal point (and any leading zeros)
3. Put the decimal part over a denominator,
– The denominator is a factor of 10 that has the same number of
zeros as decimal places (from step 1)
4. Put the fraction in simplest form
 Example
 Convert 0.47 to a fraction
 = 47/100
 Convert 0.275 to a fraction
 275/1000 = 11/40
Comparing & Converting
Fractions & Decimals

13. The End
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