Scribd
Upload
18 views

Adding Subtracting Decimals

Uploaded by

Michelle Moss-Gibbons
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
18 views

Adding Subtracting Decimals

Uploaded by

Michelle Moss-Gibbons
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 17

Today’s Lesson:

Adding and Subtracting Decimals!

LO: To be able to add and subtract decimals


using the column method
CO: To be able to create a set of instructions
and questions for somebody who hasn’t worked
with decimals before
LO: To be able to add and subtract decimals using the column method
CO: To be able to create a set of instructions and questions for somebody who hasn’t
worked with decimals before

I bought a new app costing


£3.22 and a new phone case
which cost £5.71

How much did I spend in total?

I want to add £3.22 and £5.71


£3 . 2 2
+ £5.7 1
£3 . 7 9 1
LO: To be able to add and subtract decimals using the column method
CO: To be able to create a set of instructions and questions for somebody
who hasn’t worked with decimals before

The golden rule:


• The decimal points MUST
be aligned before adding the
numbers.
£3.22
+ £5.71
£8.9 3
£2.52
+ £4.34
£6.8 6
£4.18
+ £3.75
£7.9 3
1
£5.26
+ £4.49
£9.7 5
1
£2.89
+ £1.58
£4.4 7
1 1
This technique doesn’t
just work for money. It
works for any decimal
addition as long as you
align the decimal
points.
3.57
+ 5.49
1
9.06
1
2.70
Sometimes it helps to
introduce a place holder
zero, so that each
number has the same
number of DECIMAL
PLACES.

+ 5.46
1
8.16
5.59
This place holder zero
can only ever be put on
the very beginning or
the very end.

+ 3.50
1
9.09
LO: To be able to add and subtract decimals using the column method
CO: To be able to create a set of instructions and questions for somebody who
hasn’t worked with decimals before

The golden rule:


• The decimal points MUST
be aligned before adding the
numbers.
• Where necessary, add place
holder zeros to help.
LO: To be able to add and subtract decimals using the column method
CO: To be able to create a set of instructions and questions for somebody who
hasn’t worked with decimals before

Work out the following without a calculator:


4 15 6 9
(a) 563 1 (b) 704 1 1 (c) 13.7 – 4.56 (d) 9 – 2.475
9 9
-285 -439 0
13.7 0
1 6 1 8
9 .000
1 1 1

278 265 - 04.56 - 2.475


09. 14 6.5 2 5
LO: To be able to add and subtract decimals using the column method
CO: To be able to create a set of instructions and questions for somebody who
hasn’t worked with decimals before

Complete the questions on the sheet in your exercise


book.

You must show all your working.


Extension:
Try to write down a set of instructions for someone
who wasn’t in the lesson so they will be able to add
and subtract decimals. Then write 8 questions for
them to practise, 2 easy, 2 slightly harder, 2 hard and
too really hard.
Did you meet today’s
Learning Objectives?
LO: To be able to add and subtract decimals using the column method
CO: To be able to create a set of instructions and questions for somebody who
hasn’t worked with decimals before

You might also like