Solve: Adding Decimal Numbers 321.301 + 210.1

Question

Solve the following exercise:

321.301+210.1

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To avoid confusion in solving the exercise, we will first add two zeros to the number 210.1 as follows:

321.301+210.100 321.301\\+210.100\\

Now let's solve the exercise in order:

Let's connect the thousandths after the decimal point:

1+0=1 1+0=1

Let's connect the hundredths after the decimal point:

0+0=0 0+0=0

Let's connect the tenths after the decimal point:

3+1=4 3+1=4

Finally, let's connect the whole numbers before the decimal point accordingly:

1+0=1 1+0=1

2+1=3 2+1=3

3+2=5 3+2=5

And we get:

321.301+210.100531.401 321.301\\+210.100\\531.401

Answer

531.401