Decimal Point Verification: Is 6.31 + 216.222 Correctly Written?

Question

Determine whether the exercise is written correctly:

Is the position of the decimal point correct in each number?

6.31+216.222

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Determine if the decimal point position is correct?
00:04 We'll use long addition to find the point position
00:08 In long addition, the decimal points must be aligned one above the other
00:16 In our exercise, the decimal points are aligned one above the other
00:21 Therefore, the decimal point position is correct
00:24 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

First let's fill the zeros in the empty space as follows:

006.310+216.222  006.310\\+216.222\\\

Here We should note that the decimal points are written one below the other.

Therefore, the exercise is written in the appropriate form.

Answer

Yes