Adding and Subtracting Decimals in 5th Grade Math

The video tutorial explains how to add and subtract decimals by emphasizing the importance of aligning decimal points. It suggests rewriting problems vertically to ensure proper alignment and filling empty spaces with zeros for accuracy. The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to adding decimals, starting from the smallest place value and carrying over when necessary, ensuring the decimal point is correctly placed in the final answer.

What is the most important rule when adding or subtracting decimals?

• Ensure all decimals are aligned vertically.

• Always start with the highest value column.

• Fill empty spaces with nines.

• Start adding from the leftmost digit.

What should you do if there are empty spaces while adding decimals?

• Fill them with ones.

• Fill them with zeros.

• Leave them blank.

• Ignore the spaces.

Where do you place the decimal in the answer when adding decimals?

• Wherever it fits best.

• Before the highest value digit.

• At the end of the number.

• Directly under the decimals in the problem.

When adding 6.49 and 7.887, what is the first step?

• Carry over the one before adding.

• Start with the thousands place.

• Line up the decimal points vertically.

• Add the ones place digits first.

In the addition process, if you get a sum of 13 in the thousands column, what should you do next?

• Write down 13 directly.

• Carry over the one to the next column.

• Start over.

• Ignore the carry over.

What is the result of adding the numbers 6.49 and 7.887?

• 13.377

• 14.277

• 13.277

• 14.377

How do you handle carrying over numbers when adding decimals?

• Add it to the decimal point.

• Ignore the carry over.

• Subtract it from the total.

• Add it to the next highest value column.