Jazmin spends dollars on cucumbers and dollars on tomatoes.
How much does she spend in total?
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Jazmin spends dollars on cucumbers and dollars on tomatoes.
How much does she spend in total?
To work out how much Jazmin pays in total, we must add the cost of cucumbers and the cost of tomatoes together:
This gives us the answer:
Which decimal number is greater?
You can use regular addition rules, but you must align the decimal points first. This ensures each digit is in the correct place value column (tenths with tenths, ones with ones, etc.).
Add zeros to make them the same length! For example, treat 4.3 as 4.30 when adding to 5.15. The zeros don't change the value but help with alignment.
The decimal point in your answer goes directly below the decimal points in the numbers you're adding. If they're properly aligned, your answer's decimal will line up too!
Yes! Use estimation: round each number to the nearest whole number and add. and , so . Your answer of 9.4 should be close to 9.
This shows how to calculate total costs when shopping! In real life, you'll add prices with decimals (cents) all the time. Practice with money amounts makes decimal addition more meaningful.
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