Keep your eye on the 9 to see where the decimal places fall.
millions | 9,000,000.0 |
hundred thousands | 900,000.0 |
ten thousands | 90,000.0 |
thousands | 9,000.0 |
hundreds | 900.0 |
tens | 90.0 |
ones | 9.0 |
tenths | 0.9 |
hundredths | 0.09 |
thousandths | 0.009 |
ten thousandths | 0.0009 |
hundred thousandths | 0.00009 |
millionths | 0.000009 |
Adding and Subtracting Decimals
To add or subtract decimals, line up the decimal points and use zeros to fill in the blanks:
9 - 2.67 =
9.00
-2.67
6.33