Solve Decimal Addition: 6.55 + 3.412 Step-by-Step

Question

Solve the following exercise:

6.55+3.412

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To avoid confusion in solving the exercise, we will first add the digit 0 to the number 6.55 as follows:

6.550+3.412 6.550\\+3.412\\

Now let's solve the exercise in order:

Let's add the thousandths after the decimal point:

0+2=2 0+2=2

Let's add the hundredths after the decimal point:

5+1=6 5+1=6

Let's add the tenths after the decimal point:

5+4=9 5+4=9

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

6+3=9 6+3=9

And we get:

6.550+3.4129.962 6.550\\+3.412\\9.962

Answer

9.962