Subtracting Decimals

When you subtract decimals, you do not need to line up the decimal points throughout the problem!

• TRUE

• FALSE

Do you line up the decimals when adding/subtracting

• Yes

• No

• Maybe so

Another way to say the answer to a subtraction problem

• sum

• difference

• product

• quotient

What is name of an answer to an subtraction problem?

• Sum

• Difference

• Product

• Quotient

Find the difference 27.96 - 16.2

• 11.67

• 11.76

• 12.07

• 11.89

50 - 8.32

• 41.68

• 42.68

• 41.78

• 41.88

What is the algorthim for adding and subtracting decimals?

• Line up decimals, add or subtract, fill in zeros & bring down the decimals in your answer.

• Line up the decimals, fill in zeros if needed, add or subtract, & bring down the decimals in your answer

• Fill in zeros, line up decimals, bring down the decimal, add or subtract.

• Count to see how many decimals, add or subract, and bring down the decimals in your answer.

The answer to a subtraction problem

• sum

• difference

• product

• quotient

When adding and subtracting decimals, we ALWAYS line up the decimals.

• True

• False

The answer to a subtraction problem is

• product

• quotient

• sum

• difference