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Rules For Decimals

This document outlines the basic rules for performing operations with decimals: 1) In addition and subtraction, align the decimal points and add zeros as placeholders so all numbers have the same number of decimal places. Then perform the operation and place the decimal point in the answer. 2) In multiplication, align the numbers, multiply as usual, count the total decimal places, and move the decimal point left by that amount in the answer. 3) In division, move the decimal points right to make the numbers whole, perform long division, and place the decimal point above where it was moved initially. Check that answers are reasonable.

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Rules For Decimals

This document outlines the basic rules for performing operations with decimals: 1) In addition and subtraction, align the decimal points and add zeros as placeholders so all numbers have the same number of decimal places. Then perform the operation and place the decimal point in the answer. 2) In multiplication, align the numbers, multiply as usual, count the total decimal places, and move the decimal point left by that amount in the answer. 3) In division, move the decimal points right to make the numbers whole, perform long division, and place the decimal point above where it was moved initially. Check that answers are reasonable.

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Rules for Decimals

Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division

Rules for Addition


1. Line up your decimal points.
2. Add 0s after the decimal point
so that all of the numbers have
the same number of places
after the decimal.
3. Add as you would with whole
numbers.
4. Just move the decimal point
down into your answer.

Rules for Addition Example


1. Line up your decimal points
1.38
+ 2.4

_______________________________

2. Add 0s after the decimal


point so that all of the
numbers have the same
number of places after the
decimal
1.38
+ 2.40
______________________________

Rules for Addition Example


3. Add as you would with whole
numbers.

1.38
+ 2.40
______________________________

3 78

4. Move the decimal point down into


your answer.
1.38
+ 2.40
______________________________

3.78

Rules for Subtraction


1. Line up your decimal points.
2. Add 0s after the decimal point so
that all of the numbers have the
same number of places after the
decimal.
3. Subtract as you would with whole
numbers.
4. Just move the decimal point
down into your answer.

Rules for Subtraction Example


1. Line up your decimal points.
-

65.3
42.45

_____________________________________

2. Add 0s after the decimal


point so that all of the
numbers have the same
number of places after the
decimal.
-

65.30
42.45

____________________________________

Rules for Subtraction Example

3. Subtract as you would with whole


numbers.
-

65.30
42.45

______________________________________

22 85

4. Keep the decimal point in your


answer in the same spot as in you
problem.
-

65.30
42.45

______________________________________

Rules for Multiplication


1. Line up your numbers with the
last digits under each other.
2. Multiply as you would with whole
numbers.
3. Add the decimal places in each of
the numbers being multiplied.
4. Move the decimal point to the left
the TOTAL number of places in
the numbers being multiplied.

Rules for Multiplication Example


1. Line up your numbers with
the last digits under each
other.
x

12.3
6.11

_____________________________________

Rules for Multiplication Example


2. Multiply as you would with
whole numbers.
x

1 2.3
6.1 1

_____________________________________

123
1230
+ 73800
______________________________________

75153

Rules for Multiplication Example


3. Add the decimal places in each
of the numbers being
multiplied.
x

1 2.3
6.1 1

_____________________________________

123
1230
+ 73800

1 decimal place
2 decimal places
_________________________________________________

NEEDS

______________________________________

75153

3 decimal places

Rules for Multiplication Example


4. Move the decimal point to the
left the TOTAL number of
places in the numbers being
multiplied.
x

1 2.3
6.1 1

_____________________________________

123
1230
+ 73800

1 decimal place
2 decimal places
_________________________________________________

NEEDS

______________________________________

7 5.1 5 3

3 decimal places

Rules for Multiplication Example

BIG HINT:
Check your answer using just whole
numbers to make sure your answer is
reasonable and the decimal point is in
the correct place.
12 x 6 = 72 so 75.153 is reasonable
Would 751.53 be reasonable?
Would 7.5153 be reasonable?
Would 7,515.3 be reasonable?

Rules for Division


1. Move the decimal point in the
divisor (the number outside the
box) to the right to make it a whole
number.
2. Move the decimal point in the
dividend (the number inside the
box) to the right the same number
of places.
3. Divide as you would with whole
numbers.
4. Move the decimal point into the

Rules for Division


Example

1. Move the decimal point in the


divisor (the number outside the
box) to the right to make it a whole
number.
1.6 5.76
point
right
Becomes

Move the decimal


one point to the

3.

Rules for Division


Example
Divide as you
would with whole numbers
36
1 6 5 7.6
point for now!
- 48
96
96
0

Ignore the decimal

4. Move the decimal point into the quotient


(your answer) directly above the decimal
point you moved in the dividend.
3.6
1 6 5 7.6

Division Another
Example
What happens to the dividend when there are no
more numbers to move the decimal place to?
Example 1:

8 1.6

OR

1.6

Since there is one decimal place in the divisor, we


need to move the decimal point in the dividend
and the divisor to the right one.
How can we do this?
1.6

8.0

the number.

Remember we can add 0s after


the decimal point without
changing the value of

Division Another
Now we can Example
solve as usual.
1.6

8.0
5.

equals 5
16 80.
- 80.
0.

becomes
Which

Division Another
Example
7.15 32.5
or
32.5 7.15
Move the decimal places one place to
the right.
.2 2
3 2 5 7 1.5
- 650
650
- 650
0

Rules for Division Example

BIG HINT:
Check your answer using just whole
numbers to make sure your answer is
reasonable and the decimal point is in
the correct place.
5 / 1 = 5 or
6 / 2 = 3 (if you round to a whole number)
so 3.6 is reasonable
Would .36 be reasonable?
Would 36 be reasonable?

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