Addition and subtraction strategies (age 10+)
Add and subtract decimals to hundredths using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate strategies to written methods and explain reasoning
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Can your child add or subtract decimal amounts like '4.73 + 2.68' or '10.00 − 3.47', lining up the decimal points and working through the columns correctly?
Add and subtract decimals to hundredths using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate strategies to written methods and explain reasoning
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Check understanding
- Correctly compute 3.45 + 2.78 and explain regrouping across decimal places
- Use a number line or base-ten blocks to model 5.03 − 2.67
- Explain why the standard algorithm works for decimal addition by connecting to place-value understanding
“Can your child add or subtract decimal amounts like '4.73 + 2.68' or '10.00 − 3.47', lining up the decimal points and working through the columns correctly?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Addition & Subtraction
- Age range
- Ages 10–11