decimal operations
the easy way to do all types of decimal operations
ADDING DECIMALS
1: Write down the numbers, one under the other, with the decimal points lined up.
2: Put in zeros so the numbers have the same length
3: Then add remember to put the decimal point in the answer.
SUBTRACTING DECIMALS
1: Write down the numbers, one under the other, with the decimal points lined up.
2: Put in zeros so the numbers have the same length
3: Then subtract remember to put the decimal point in the answer.
MULTIPLY DECIMALS
1: Multiply normally, ignoring the decimal points.
2: Then count the spaces to the decimal and add them to the answer
DIVIDE DECIMALS BY WHOLE NUMBER
1: Put the decimal up
2: Then divide normaly
DIVIDE DECIMAL BY DECIMAL
1: Move both decimal in and out and now you are dividing whole numbers
2: put the decimal up and divide normaly