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Adding Decimals. Honors Math – Grade 5. Problem of the Day. In three trial runs of a luge competition, one team was timed at 86.082 seconds, 79.216 seconds and 88.52 seconds. What is the total of all three runs? . What are the important facts?. What operation does this word problem suggest?.
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Adding Decimals Honors Math – Grade 5
Problem of the Day In three trial runs of a luge competition, one team was timed at 86.082 seconds, 79.216 seconds and 88.52 seconds. What is the total of all three runs? What are the important facts? What operation does this word problem suggest? Addition! Let’s take a closer look…
To add two or more decimals… 1. Line up the decimal points. Add zeros as place holders if necessary. Add normally from right to left regrouping as necessary. Write the decimal point in the sum.