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Decimals Review

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Decimals are understood as so many units of 0.1, and addition and subtraction are carried out in column form. The work extends to cases that carry and borrow, and Fill in the Blank plus word problems such as Addition (Comparing) and Subtraction (Comparing) tie each situation to an expression.

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Lining up the right-hand ends in the column instead of the decimal points is the standout error, turning 2.5 + 13 into something like 3.8. Check whether the decimal points sit in a straight line. Presentation trips children up too, as when 1.0 is not rewritten as 1, or 0.5 is written as .5.

The procedure of lining digits up by place, learned in Column Subtraction, is replaced here by lining numbers up against the decimal point. Once the way decimals are written feels familiar, the very next unit, Decimal Units (Capacity and Length), puts it to use rewriting capacity and length.

  • Decimal Word Problems · Addition (Basics)1 question
  • Decimal Word Problems · Addition (With Carrying)1 question
  • Decimal Word Problems · Addition (Comparing)1 question
  • Decimal Word Problems · Subtraction (Basics)1 question
  • Decimal Word Problems · Subtraction (With Borrowing)1 question
  • Decimal Word Problems · Subtraction (Comparing)1 question
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Problems and answers on this worksheet

These are the problems in “Decimals”, shown with their answers.

  1. (1)There is 3.5dL of water in Sam's water bottle. He added 0.4dL more. How many dL will that be altogether? Answer □

    Answer: 3.9dL

  2. (2)Liam has 1.7m of ribbon. He got 0.6m more from his older sister and joined them together. How many m is that altogether? Answer □

    Answer: 2.3m

  3. (3)At Olivia's house, the salt in the small bag is 3.8kg. The big bag is 0.3kg heavier than the small bag. How heavy will the big bag be, in how many kg? Answer □

    Answer: 4.1kg

  4. (4)In art class, Liam brought 1.9m of ribbon. He used 0.4m for his artwork. How many m are left? Answer □

    Answer: 1.5m

  5. (5)There is 3.1L of water in Henry's bottle. His family used 0.4L of it. How much is left, in how many L? Answer □

    Answer: 2.7L

  6. (6)The milk in Sam's large carton is 1.4L. The small carton is 0.6L less than the large carton. How much is the small carton in how many L? Answer □

    Answer: 0.8L

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Next unit: Decimal Units (Capacity and Length)
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