ADD/SUBTRACT Decimals Word Problems EXTRA Practice

Front

What operation do you use when you want to find out how many items are left after giving some away?

Back

Subtraction

Front

If Maddie has 10 colored pencils and gives away 3, how many does she have left?

Back

7 colored pencils

Front

What is the total cost of 3 sheets of poster board at $1.29 each and a pack of construction paper at $3.79?

Back

$7.66

Front

If a race is 22.87 kilometers long and one runner runs 6.27 kilometers, how far does the other runner need to run?

Back

16.6 kilometers

Front

How do you find out how much more was collected in week 5 compared to week 1 if week 1 had 172.3 pounds and week 5 had 238 pounds?

Back

Subtraction: 238 - 172.3 = 65.7 pounds

Front

If Ned ran 1.58 kilometers on the first day and 1.6 kilometers on the second day, how far did he run altogether?

Back

3.18 kilometers

Front

What is the definition of a decimal?

Back

A decimal is a fraction whose denominator is a power of ten, represented with a dot (.) to separate the whole number from the fractional part.

Front

What does it mean to add decimals?

Back

Adding decimals means combining two or more decimal numbers to find the total.

Front

What does it mean to subtract decimals?

Back

Subtracting decimals means finding the difference between two decimal numbers.

Front

How do you align decimals when adding or subtracting?

Back

You align the decimal points vertically to ensure the digits are in the correct place value.