How do you simplify 15.98+26.37?

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Teun ยท Suresh Rawal
Dec 18, 2016

42.35

Explanation:

When adding decimals you can add them in steps. In this case you can first add the 10's,

10+20=30.00

Then the 1's,

5+6=11.00

Then the .1's can be added also known as the one/tenths or the 110's,

910+310=1210=1210=1.20

Then the .01's can be added also known as the one/hundredths or the 1/100's,

8100+7100=15100=110+5100=.10+.05=0.15

Now we can add all the numbers together,

30.00+11.00+1.20+0.15=41.00+1.20+0.15=42.20+0.15=42.35

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