Understanding Decimal Addition

The video tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on adding decimals, starting with a simple problem and gradually introducing more complex examples. It explains two methods: direct addition and breaking down numbers into tenths and hundredths. The tutorial emphasizes understanding the concept of decimal carrying and prepares students for more advanced techniques in future lessons.

What is one way to think about adding decimals?

• By breaking them into tenths and hundredths

• By ignoring the decimal point

• By converting them to fractions

• By considering them as whole numbers

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How can you mentally add 53 hundredths and 42 hundredths?

• By adding 50 and 40, then 3 and 2

• By multiplying 53 by 42

• By subtracting 42 from 53

• By dividing 53 by 42

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What is the result of adding 53 hundredths and 42 hundredths?

• 0.53

• 0.42

• 0.95

• 1.00

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What is the first step in the alternative method of adding decimals?

• Convert to fractions

• Separate the tenths and hundredths

• Multiply the decimals

• Round the decimals

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

What is the sum of 5 tenths and 4 tenths?

• 0.4

• 0.5

• 0.9

• 1.0

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

In the complex example, what is the sum of 68 hundredths and 33 hundredths?

• 0.33

• 0.68

• 1.01

• 0.95

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How do you write 1100 as a decimal?

• 1.01

• 0.01

• 1.10

• 0.11

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

What happens when you add 9 tenths and 1 tenth?

• It becomes 0.9

• It becomes 1.0

• It becomes 0.99

• It becomes 0.1

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

What is the importance of understanding decimal addition conceptually?

• It helps in multiplying decimals

• It is only useful for subtraction

• It aids in faster calculations

• It is not important

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What will future lessons focus on regarding decimal addition?

• Learning subtraction

• Multiplying decimals

• Faster methods of addition

• Understanding fractions

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7