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Decimal Word Problems

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Word Problems (Subtraction)

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Decimal Word Problems

The addition and subtraction solved as bare expressions in Addition of Decimals are set inside the wording of a scene. Addition (Basics) and Subtraction (Basics) come first, Addition (With Carrying) and Subtraction (With Borrowing) cross a place, and Addition (Comparing) and Subtraction (Comparing) add a reading in which two quantities are held against each other.

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Addition (Comparing) asks for the greater of the two, the one described as more than the other. See the word more and subtract, and the answer falls short of even that other quantity. Setting the answer beside the quantity being compared against, and checking that the larger of the two is on the answer side, catches it.

As far as Subtraction of Decimals the expression to be solved lay in front of the child. This lesson has the scene read and the expression made. In Decimal Units (Capacity and Length) decimals appear not as something to calculate with but as a way of writing a restated unit.

  • Subtraction (Basics)2 questions
  • Subtraction (With Borrowing)2 questions
  • Subtraction (Comparing)2 questions
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Problems and answers on this worksheet

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

  1. (1)Henry has 3.7m of red ribbon. He cut 0.2m for wrapping a present. How many m are left? Answer □

    Answer: 3.5m

  2. (2)There is 1.8L of water in Henry's bottle. His family used 0.5L. How many L are left? Answer □

    Answer: 1.3L

  3. (3)The rice at Grace's house is 5.1kg. 0.3kg was used for today's meal. How much is left, in how many kg? Answer □

    Answer: 4.8kg

  4. (4)The flour at Ethan's house is 4.3kg. His mother used 0.5kg to make bread. How much is left, in how many kg? Answer □

    Answer: 3.8kg

  5. (5)Noah has 1.8m of white string. The red string is 0.5m shorter than the white string. How long is the red string in how many m? Answer □

    Answer: 1.3m

  6. (6)Noah's long ribbon is 5.3m. The short ribbon is 0.7m shorter than the long ribbon. How long is the short ribbon in how many m? Answer □

    Answer: 4.6m

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