1. Solving Equations Containing Decimals
Section 5.6
Solving Equations Containing Decimals

2. Options Two options for solving equations that contain decimals.
Keep decimal in the problem
Remove decimal from the problem

3. Keeping Decimal Steps Use the distributive property.
Combine like terms on the same side
Use the Addition Property to move variables to one side of the equation.
Use the Addition Property to move the constants to the other side of the equation.
Use the Multiplication Property to eliminate the coefficient.
Solve
Check

4. Example
Solve and Check

5. Keeping Decimal Steps Use the distributive property.
Observe the equation and find the number with the most numbers after the decimal (call it R)
Multiply ALL numbers by 1 with R zeros
Combine like terms on the same side
Use the Addition Property to move variables to one side of the equation.
Use the Addition Property to move the constants to the other side of the equation.
Use the Multiplication Property to eliminate the coefficient.
Solve
Check

6. Example
Solve and Check

7. Solve
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8. Solve
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9. Solve
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10. Solve
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