1. Adding and Subtracting Decimals

2. Essential Question: How do I add and subtract decimals?
Always line up decimals
Add and subtract like you always do
Bring decimal straight down in your answers

3. You can add a zero to help keep everything lined up
Adding
Examples:
Put the first number on the top of the second number and line up the decimals.
You can add a zero to help keep everything lined up
When adding or subtracting you always start from the right and work left.
15.85

4. Add a zero to line up everything
When there is
not a decimal
put one
behind the
number.
Line up the decimal
Add a zero to line up everything
22.44

5. Subtracting Examples: 5.34 -2.08 5.34 -2.08 3.26
Put the first number on the top of the second number and line up the decimals.
Different signs
Take difference
3.26

6. Add zeros to line up everything, then subtract
28 –
When there is
not a decimal
put one
behind the
number.
Add zeros to line up everything, then subtract 7 9 9
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