HSPT Math : Arithmetic
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Example Question #281 : Concepts
Simplify the following:
To add decimals, first add zeros to the necessary terms so they all have the same number of places to the right of the decimal point.
Now, temporarily drop the decimal and add the numbers as if they were whole numbers.
Finally, add the decimal place back in, in the same place you removed it from. In this case, we originally modified our numbers so they all had 3 numbers to the right of the decimal, so we will add the decimal back to the exact same place. Thus, our answer is:
Example Question #282 : Concepts
Add:
Rewrite the problem so that the tenths, hundredths, and thousandths digits align. Use zeros as placeholders and solve.
Example Question #283 : Concepts
Which of the following is the sum of nine tenths and nineteen thousandths?
The correct response is not given in the other choices.
Nine tenths is equal to 0.9; nineteen thousandths is equal to 0.019. Add them, rewriting 0.9 as 0.900:
Example Question #176 : Decimals
Add:
Ensure that each digit is added to the correct digit.
Add three zeros at the end of 
Add the tenths place with the tenths place (in this case 
Example Question #282 : Concepts
Add
Add the placeholder for the hundredths place after 
Rewrite the problem:
Add the hundredths place.
Add the tenths place.
Combine the numbers.
The decimal place is two places from the right.
The correct answer is:
Example Question #284 : Concepts
Add the decimals:
Be careful not to misalign and add the wrong digits. Add placeholders to the end of the decimals so that we can see the tenths and hundreds places.
Add the numbers in the hundredth place.
Add the numbers in the tenths place.
Add the ones digits.
Combine the numbers.
The answer is:
Example Question #285 : Concepts
Define an operation 
If 
so
If
Example Question #882 : Hspt Mathematics
There is a regular sliced pizza (8 slices) that only has 6 slices left. If someone ate 4 more, what are the remaining slices in a decimal form?
The starting amount of slices is 
The 
So to find the remaining amount you must subtract 
Example Question #286 : Concepts
First you want to add up your hundredths places to get
Then you do the same for the tenths places to get
Finally, put them together to get 
Example Question #287 : Concepts
What is 16.7548 rounded to the nearest tenth?
The tenth's place is the position one unit to the right of the decimal point. In this case, that is the 7.
After identifying the position, we need to determine if this number remains 7 or if we need to round it up to 8. If the number to the right of the tenth's place is 4 or lower, then our number will remain 7. If it is 5 or greater, then we will round the 7 up to 8.
In this case, the number is indeed 5, so our tenth's place becomes 8. All numbers to the left of the tenth's place will remain the same.
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