Add and Subtract Decimals Review

What did the student incorrectly do while solving this equation?

• Subtracted instead of added the amounts together

• Nothing, the student solved the problem correctly

• Did not line up the decimal points

What word problem can be represented by 51.37 + 24.5? Hint: Read the possible answers CAREFULLY!

• Fifty-one dollars and thirty-seven cents less than Twenty-four dollars and fifty cents.

• Fifty-one dollars and thirty-seven cents more than Twenty-four dollars and fifty cents.

• Fifty-one dollars and thirty-seven cents more than Twenty-four dollars and five cents.

What amount of money is being added to $3.72? Hint: Read the possible answer choices CAREFULLY!

• Five dollars and sixty cents

• Five dollars and six cents

• Five hundred sixty dollars

What is the difference between 7.88 and 6.50?

• 14.38

• 1.38

• 138.00

How can 41.2 be altered to help solve this subtraction equation?

• Write the amount as 4,120.00

• Write the amount as 41.29

• Write the amount as 41.20

In the answer 14.55, which statement below is true about the amount?

• The value of the 5 in the tenths place is 1/10 of the value of the 5 in the hundredths place.

• The value of the 5 in the tenths place is 10 times larger than the value of the 5 in the hundredths place.

5.31 + 3.9

• 9.21

• 8.21

• 8.91

• 8.12

37.477 - 22.693

• 14.784

• 14.256

• 14.635

• 14.258

3.956 - 1.44

• 2.516

• 2.556

• 2.258

• 2.485

16.871 - 4.602

• 12.269

• 12.569

• 12.245

• 12.254