Solve Decimal Addition: 32.1 + 37.032 Step-by-Step

Question

Solve the following exercise:

32.1+37.032

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To avoid confusion in solving the exercise, we'll first add two zeros to the number 32.1 as follows:

32.100+37.032 32.100\\+37.032\\

Now let's solve the exercise in order:

Let's multiply the thousandths after the decimal point:

0+2=2 0+2=2

Let's multiply the hundredths after the decimal point:

0+3=3 0+3=3

Let's multiply the tenths after the decimal point:

1+0=1 1+0=1

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

2+7=9 2+7=9

3+3=6 3+3=6

And we get:

32.100+37.03269.132 32.100\\+37.032\\69.132

Answer

69.132