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Addition: Adding Two Decimal Numbers

In this worksheet, students add two decimal numbers using column addition.

'Addition: Adding Two Decimal Numbers' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 2

Year:  Year 3 11+ worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Maths and Numerical Reasoning

Curriculum subtopic:   Decimals

Difficulty level:  

Worksheet Overview

This worksheet is about adding two decimal numbers using column addition.

 

Example

 

Find the total.

3.9 + 2.9 =   

 

Answer

 

Line up the decimal points and set out a column addition.  Start adding the right hand tenths column, remembering to regroup into the ones column if the total comes to 10 or more.

The regrouping number is the 1 shown in red below.

 

 

The answer is 6.8

 

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