Adding decimals
The question
16.29 + 6.06
11 16.29 6.06 22.35
- 16.29 + 6.06. Line up the decimal points, not the right-hand ends.
- 9 plus 6 makes 15. More than 9, so write 5 and carry 1 to the left.
- Add the carried 1 too: 1 + 2 + 0 makes 3. Write 3.
- 6 plus 6 makes 12. More than 9, so write 2 and carry 1 to the left.
- Add the carried 1 too: 1 + 1 + 0 makes 2. Write 2.
- The point in the answer comes straight down. 16.29 + 6.06 = 22.35.
How it works.
- 01
16.29 + 6.06. Line up the decimal points, not the right-hand ends.
- 02
9 plus 6 makes 15. More than 9, so write 5 and carry 1 to the left.
- 03
Add the carried 1 too: 1 + 2 + 0 makes 3. Write 3.
- 04
6 plus 6 makes 12. More than 9, so write 2 and carry 1 to the left.
- 05
Add the carried 1 too: 1 + 1 + 0 makes 2. Write 2.
- 06
The point in the answer comes straight down. 16.29 + 6.06 = 22.35.