How to add decimals - GRE Quantitative Reasoning
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To add decimals, simply treat them like you would any other number. Any time two of the digits in a particular place (i.e. tenths, hundredths, thousandths) add up to more than ten, you have to carry the one to the next greatest column. Therefore:

So
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To add decimals, simply treat them like you would any other number. Any time two of the digits in a particular place (i.e. tenths, hundredths, thousandths) add up to more than ten, you have to carry the one to the next greatest column. Therefore:
So .
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:

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To solve this problem, subtract
from both sides of the eqution, 
Therefore,
.
If you're having trouble subtracting the decimal, mutliply both numbers by
followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places. Then subtract, then divide both numbers by the number you multiplied them by.
To solve this problem, subtract from both sides of the eqution,
Therefore, .
If you're having trouble subtracting the decimal, mutliply both numbers by followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places. Then subtract, then divide both numbers by the number you multiplied them by.
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To solve, you need to do some algebra:

Isolate x by adding the 4.150 to both sides of the equation.


Then add the decimals. If you have trouble adding decimals, an effective method is to place one decimal over the other, and add the digits one at a time. Remember to carry every time the digits in a given place add up to more than
.

To solve, you need to do some algebra:
Isolate x by adding the 4.150 to both sides of the equation.
Then add the decimals. If you have trouble adding decimals, an effective method is to place one decimal over the other, and add the digits one at a time. Remember to carry every time the digits in a given place add up to more than .
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To solve for
, first add
to both sides of the equation, so that you isolate the variable:


Then, add your decimals, and remember that
.

To solve for , first add
to both sides of the equation, so that you isolate the variable:
Then, add your decimals, and remember that .
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To solve, first add
to both sides of your equation, so you isolate the variable:


Then add the decimals together:

To solve, first add to both sides of your equation, so you isolate the variable:
Then add the decimals together:
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To solve, first add
to both sides of the equation:


Then add the decimals together:

To solve, first add to both sides of the equation:
Then add the decimals together:
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:

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To add decimals, simply treat them like you would any other number. Any time two of the digits in a particular place (i.e. tenths, hundredths, thousandths) add up to more than ten, you have to carry the one to the next greatest column. Therefore:

So
.
To add decimals, simply treat them like you would any other number. Any time two of the digits in a particular place (i.e. tenths, hundredths, thousandths) add up to more than ten, you have to carry the one to the next greatest column. Therefore:
So .
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To solve this problem, subtract
from both sides of the eqution, 
Therefore,
.
If you're having trouble subtracting the decimal, mutliply both numbers by
followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places. Then subtract, then divide both numbers by the number you multiplied them by.
To solve this problem, subtract from both sides of the eqution,
Therefore, .
If you're having trouble subtracting the decimal, mutliply both numbers by followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places. Then subtract, then divide both numbers by the number you multiplied them by.
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To solve, you need to do some algebra:

Isolate x by adding the 4.150 to both sides of the equation.


Then add the decimals. If you have trouble adding decimals, an effective method is to place one decimal over the other, and add the digits one at a time. Remember to carry every time the digits in a given place add up to more than
.

To solve, you need to do some algebra:
Isolate x by adding the 4.150 to both sides of the equation.
Then add the decimals. If you have trouble adding decimals, an effective method is to place one decimal over the other, and add the digits one at a time. Remember to carry every time the digits in a given place add up to more than .
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To solve for
, first add
to both sides of the equation, so that you isolate the variable:


Then, add your decimals, and remember that
.

To solve for , first add
to both sides of the equation, so that you isolate the variable:
Then, add your decimals, and remember that .
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To solve, first add
to both sides of your equation, so you isolate the variable:


Then add the decimals together:

To solve, first add to both sides of your equation, so you isolate the variable:
Then add the decimals together:
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To solve, first add
to both sides of the equation:


Then add the decimals together:

To solve, first add to both sides of the equation:
Then add the decimals together:
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To add decimals, simply treat them like you would any other number. Any time two of the digits in a particular place (i.e. tenths, hundredths, thousandths) add up to more than ten, you have to carry the one to the next greatest column. Therefore:

So
.
To add decimals, simply treat them like you would any other number. Any time two of the digits in a particular place (i.e. tenths, hundredths, thousandths) add up to more than ten, you have to carry the one to the next greatest column. Therefore:
So .
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To solve this problem, subtract
from both sides of the eqution, 
Therefore,
.
If you're having trouble subtracting the decimal, mutliply both numbers by
followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places. Then subtract, then divide both numbers by the number you multiplied them by.
To solve this problem, subtract from both sides of the eqution,
Therefore, .
If you're having trouble subtracting the decimal, mutliply both numbers by followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places. Then subtract, then divide both numbers by the number you multiplied them by.
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To solve, you need to do some algebra:

Isolate x by adding the 4.150 to both sides of the equation.


Then add the decimals. If you have trouble adding decimals, an effective method is to place one decimal over the other, and add the digits one at a time. Remember to carry every time the digits in a given place add up to more than
.

To solve, you need to do some algebra:
Isolate x by adding the 4.150 to both sides of the equation.
Then add the decimals. If you have trouble adding decimals, an effective method is to place one decimal over the other, and add the digits one at a time. Remember to carry every time the digits in a given place add up to more than .
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To solve for
, first add
to both sides of the equation, so that you isolate the variable:


Then, add your decimals, and remember that
.

To solve for , first add
to both sides of the equation, so that you isolate the variable:
Then, add your decimals, and remember that .
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To solve, first add
to both sides of your equation, so you isolate the variable:


Then add the decimals together:

To solve, first add to both sides of your equation, so you isolate the variable:
Then add the decimals together:
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To solve, first add
to both sides of the equation:


Then add the decimals together:

To solve, first add to both sides of the equation:
Then add the decimals together:
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To add decimals, simply treat them like you would any other number. Any time two of the digits in a particular place (i.e. tenths, hundredths, thousandths) add up to more than ten, you have to carry the one to the next greatest column. Therefore:

So
.
To add decimals, simply treat them like you would any other number. Any time two of the digits in a particular place (i.e. tenths, hundredths, thousandths) add up to more than ten, you have to carry the one to the next greatest column. Therefore:
So .
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Solve for
:

Solve for :
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To solve this problem, subtract
from both sides of the eqution, 
Therefore,
.
If you're having trouble subtracting the decimal, mutliply both numbers by
followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places. Then subtract, then divide both numbers by the number you multiplied them by.
To solve this problem, subtract from both sides of the eqution,
Therefore, .
If you're having trouble subtracting the decimal, mutliply both numbers by followed by a number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places. Then subtract, then divide both numbers by the number you multiplied them by.
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