Calculate the Sum: 2.1012 + 3.212 Decimal Addition

Solve the following exercise:

To avoid confusion in solving the exercise, we'll first add the digit 0 to the number 3.212 in the following way:

$2.1012\\+3.2120\\$

Now let's solve the exercise in order:

Let's multiply the ten-thousandths after the decimal point:

$2+0=2$

Let's multiply the thousandths after the decimal point:

$1+2=3$

Let's multiply the hundredths after the decimal point:

$0+1=1$

Let's multiply the tenths after the decimal point:

$1+2=3$

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

$2+3=5$

And we obtain the following:

$2.1012\\+3.2120\\5.3132$