Solve: 5.2 - 7.4 + 12.4 + 3.2 + 6.6 Decimal Operations

^{$5.2-7.4+12.4+3.2+6.6=\text{?}$}

To make things simpler, we use the substitution property and arrange the exercise in the following manner:

$5.2+12.4-7.4+3.2+6.6=$

Keep in mind that the subtraction operation here gives us a whole number:

$12.4-7.4=5$

Now we obtain the exercise

$5.2+5+3.2+6.6=$

We solve the addition exercise:

$3.2+6.6=9.8$

And we obtain the exercise:

$5.2+5+9.8=$

We arrange the exercise using the substitution property to make fiding the solution simpler:

$5.2+9.8+5=$

We solve the exercise from left to right:

$5.2+9.8=15$

$15+5=20$