Addition: Adding Two Decimal Numbers

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

Key stage: KS 2

Year: Year 3 11+ worksheets

Curriculum topic: Maths and Numerical Reasoning

Curriculum subtopic: Decimals

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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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