Calculate the Sum: 103.8 + 96.4 Decimal Addition

To solve the problem of adding $103.8$ and $96.4$, follow these steps:

• Step 1: Write the numbers vertically, aligning the decimal points:

• 103.8
  + 96.4

• Step 2: Start from the rightmost digit (the tenths place) and add:

• $8 + 4 = 12$. Write down 2 in the tenths place and carry over 1 to the units place.

• Step 3: Add the units place:

• $3 + 6 = 9$, and add the carry-over of 1: $9 + 1 = 10$. Write down 0 in the units place and carry over 1 to the tens place.

• Step 4: Add the tens place:

• $0 + 9 = 9$, and add the carry-over of 1: $9 + 1 = 10$. Write down 0 in the tens place and carry over 1 to the hundreds place.

• Step 5: Add the hundreds place:

• $1 + 0 = 1$, and add the carry-over of 1: $1 + 1 = 2$. Write down 2 in the hundreds place.

• Step 6: Write the final sum:

• The resulting sum is $200.2$.

Thus, the calculated sum of $103.8$ and $96.4$ is $200.2$.

The answer choice corresponding to this result is: 200.2