Decimal Addition: Solve 115.32 + 115.102 Step-by-Step

Question

Solve the following exercise:

115.32+115.102

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Place 0 in the appropriate place, place the point in the appropriate place
00:08 Connect accordingly, and place
00:24 Place the units, and remember 1 above
00:33 Add 1 to this addition, and place
00:38 Continue to connect and place
00:42 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To avoid confusion in solving the exercise, we will first add the digit 0 to the number 115.32 as follows:

115.320+115.102 115.320\\+115.102\\

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:

2+0=2 2+0=2

Let's multiply the tenths after the decimal point:

3+1=4 3+1=4

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

5+5=10 5+5=10

We'll add the tens to the tens digit and get:

1+1+1=3 1+1+1=3 1+1=2 1+1=2

And we obtain the following:

115.320+115.102230.422 115.320\\+115.102\\230.422

Answer

230.422