Adding &

Subtracting
Decimals
8-Page
Lesson Packet
+ Exit Quiz

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Adding + Subtracting
Decimals
Instructional Guide
Objective: Students will be CCSS.5.NBT.B.7: Add, subtract, multiply, and
able to add and subtract
decimals to the hundredths. divide decimals to the hundredths.
Lesson Components

Opening Key Points

• For fun, have students actually sing Happy • When adding and subtracting decimals,
Birthday as fast as they can and time them to get
just as with whole numbers, we must line
a sense of what a fast time and a slow time
might be. Remind students that the lower time numbers up by place value.
is better because that means you finished first. • This means that ones, tenths, and
(The greatest number doesn’t win in this case) hundredths place must all line up.
• So who was faster? Timothy or Clifford? Clifford • If one number has fewer digits than
because 7.43 seconds is less time than 8 another, it is ok to fill the missing places
seconds.
with zeros.
• What operation do we need to use to figure out
the difference between these numbers? • Whole numbers can be changed to
Subtraction. decimal numbers by adding a decimal
• Because 8 is a whole number, we need to add a point after the ones place and then any
decimal and make the places match the other necessary zeros after the number.
number. Is 8 seconds the same as 8.00 seconds? • Once the places are lined up, the rules for
Yes!
addition and subtraction are the same as
• Well then we are ready to subtract. Remind
students of how subtracting with regrouping the rules for whole numbers.
across zeros works.
Misconceptions and Tips
• It is very important that students be able to regroup with zeros in this lesson. Here is a quick refresher
lesson on this topic if needed! The most common error when subtracting from zero is to simply drop the
bottom number down (what you do when adding). Remind students that they can’t take something from
nothing. They must regroup from the first number that has a true value.
• Students may try to line numbers up to the right (the way you do with whole numbers). Keep bringing it
back to place value. Say “Is 15 a whole number or a decimal number?” It’s a whole number. So it must line
up with the whole numbers of another number.
• Remind students to always check that their decimal points line up. This is the best way to check that all the
places are in line.
Partner Practice Independent Practice/Challenge
• This page is designed for students to solve in • These problems are designed for students to
partners or small groups. complete at their own pace. Not everyone will
• Go over problems from this section before they complete all 4 pages, as they get progressively
start Independent Practice. more difficult.
Exit Quiz
• This is your chance to see if your students mastered the concept.
• Should be done independently.
• This could count as your daily mastery grade.
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 Adding & Subtracting
Decimals

Name: _____________
Example #1: Timothy can sing Happy Birthday in 8 seconds. Clifford can sing
it in 7.43 seconds. Who can sing Happy Birthday faster? By how much?

Example #2: 56.4 + 2.03 =

Example #3: Jackson has 8 gallons of water. He uses 1.38 gallons of water
on his first day. How much water does Jackson have left?

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 Partner Practice

1) 4.5 + 8 + 0.03 = 2) 18 – 1.2 =

3) 14.41 + 9 + 2.03 = 4) $5.24 - $3 =

5) Samuel ran 8 miles on Monday, 4.25 miles on Tuesday, and 3.3 miles on
Wednesday. How far did he run in all?

6) Kayla has a piece of blue ribbon that is 18.35 inches long and a piece of
red ribbon that is 20.2 inches long. How much more red ribbon does she
have than blue ribbon?

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 Independent Practice

1) 4 + 8.67 = 2) 20.3 – 5.1 =

3) 0.1 + 9.8 + 2.33 = 4) $5 - $3.76 =

5) Tyra went to the movies and bought a coke for $1.25, popcorn for
$4.25 and peanut butter M&Ms for $3. How much did Tyra spend in
all?

6) Hilary bought two movie tickets for $7 each and a coke for $2.85.
How much money did Hilary spend in all?

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 Independent Practice

7) Ben bought a sandwich for $8.82. He paid with a ten-dollar bill. How much
change did Ben receive?

8) Marcy ran 18 miles on Monday, 3.45 miles on Tuesday, and 0.78 miles on
Wednesday. How far did Marcy run in all?

9) Ms. Thompson has two trees in her backyard. The first is 20 feet tall. The
second is 12.25 feet tall. What is the difference in height between these two
trees?

10) Ms. Fletcher got $16.72 worth of gas. If Ms. Fletcher paid with a twenty-
dollar bill, how much change will she receive?

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 Independent Practice

11) Amelia bought a bag with 5.8 pounds of flour in it. She used 0.97 pounds
of flour. How much flour does Amelia have left?

12) Grace swam a mile in 21 minutes. Jill swam a mile in 19.47 minutes. How
much faster did Jill swim than Grace?

13) Ian bought a pair of shoes for $48 and a pair of socks for $7.55. How much
did Ian spend in all?

14) Frank drove 487.3 miles on Monday, 155.38 miles on Tuesday, and 610
miles on Wednesday. How far did Frank drive altogether?

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 CHALLENGE!

1. Ariana bought a sweatshirt for $17.50 and a necklace for $14.74. She
gave the cashier a fifty-dollar bill. How much change did Ariana receive?

2. Mark has 100-foot piece of rope. He cut off a piece that measured 50.3
feet and three pieces that were each 5 feet long. How much rope does
Mark have left?

3. Diana spent 3 hours at the museum. For 1.418 hours she was watching
a movie. The rest of the time she spent looking at exhibits. How long
did Diana spend looking at exhibits?

4. fourteen hundredths + eighty and seventy-nine thousandths =

5. six hundred and two hundred seventeen thousandths – forty-eight =

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Exit Quiz: Adding & Subtracting Decimals
Name: ___________
1) 4.51 + 7.9 =

2) It is 18 miles to the top of Mt. Ballard. Jess and his friends have hiked 13.28
miles. How much further do they have to reach the top?

3) John has two boards. The first board is 0.75 yards long. The second board is
eight yards long. He plans to connect the two boards to make a shelf. The shelf
needs to be 10 yards long. Does he have enough board yet? How much more board
does he need? Show your work and explain in complete sentences.

Challenge!
What is three and nineteen thousandths plus three hundred nineteen thousand?

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 Adding &Roun
Subtracting
Decimals

ANSWER KEY
Example #1: Timothy can sing Happy Birthday in 7.43 seconds. Clifford can
sing it in 8 seconds. Who can sing Happy Birthday faster? By how much?

Timothy can sing it 0.57 second faster than Clifford.

Example #2: 56.4 + 2.03 =

58.43

Example #3: Jackson has 8 gallons of water. He uses 1.38 gallons of water
on his first day. How much water does Jackson have left?

6.62 gallons

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 Partner Practice
ANSWER KEY
1) 4.5 + 8 + 0.03 = 2) 18 – 1.2 =

12.503 16.8

3) 14.41 + 9 + 2.03 = 4) $5.24 - $3 =

25.44 $2.24

5) Samuel ran 8 miles on Monday, 4.25 miles on Tuesday, and 3.3 miles on
Wednesday. How far did he run in all?

15.55 miles in all

6) Kayla has a piece of blue ribbon that is 18.35 inches long and a piece of
red ribbon that is 20.2 inches long. How much more red ribbon does she
have than blue ribbon?

1.85 inches more

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 Independent Practice
ANSWER KEY
1) 4 + 8.67 = 2) 20.3 – 5.1 =

12.67 15.2

3) 0.1 + 9.8 + 2.33 = 4) $5 - $3.76 =

12.23 $1.24

5) Tyra went to the movies and bought a coke for $1.25, popcorn for
$4.25 and peanut butter M&Ms for $3. How much did Tyra spend in
all?

$8.50

6) Hilary bought two movie tickets for $7 each and a coke for $2.85.
How much money did Hilary spend in all?

$16.85

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 Independent Practice
ANSWER KEY
7) Ben bought a sandwich for $8.82. He paid with a ten-dollar bill. How much
change did Ben receive?

$1.18

8) Marcy ran 18 miles on Monday, 3.45 miles on Tuesday, and 0.78 miles on
Wednesday. How far did Marcy run in all?

22.23 miles

9) Ms. Thompson has two trees in her backyard. The first is 20 feet tall. The
second is 12.25 feet tall. What is the difference in height between these two
trees?

7.75 feet

10) Ms. Fletcher got $16.72 worth of gas. If Ms. Fletcher paid with a twenty-
dollar bill, how much change will she receive?

$3.28

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 Independent Practice
ANSWER KEY
11) Amelia bought a bag with 5.8 pounds of flour in it. She used 0.97 pounds
of flour. How much flour does Amelia have left?

4.83 pounds

12) Grace swam a mile in 21 minutes. Jill swam a mile in 19.47 minutes. How
much faster did Jill swim than Grace?

1.53 minutes

13) Ian bought a pair of shoes for $48 and a pair of socks for $7.55. How much
did Ian spend in all?

$55.55

14) Frank drove 487.3 miles on Monday, 155.38 miles on Tuesday, and 610
miles on Wednesday. How far did Frank drive altogether?

1,252.68 miles

© Sally Winchester, 2015

 CHALLENGE!
ANSWER KEY
1. Ariana bought a sweatshirt for $17.50 and a necklace for $14.74. She
gave the cashier a fifty-dollar bill. How much change did Ariana receive?

$17.76

2. Mark has 100-foot piece of rope. He cut off a piece that measured 50.3
feet and three pieces that were each 5 feet long. How much rope does
Mark have left?

34.7 feet

3. Diana spent 3 hours at the museum. For 1.418 hours she was watching
a movie. The rest of the time she spent looking at exhibits. How long
did Diana spend looking at exhibits?

1.582 hours

4. fourteen hundredths + eighty and seventy-nine thousandths =

80.219

5. six hundred and two hundred seventeen thousandths – forty-eight =

552.217

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Exit Quiz: Adding & Subtracting Decimals
ANSWER KEY
1) 4.51 + 7.9 =

12.41

2) It is 18 miles to the top of Mt. Ballard. Jess and his friends have hiked 13.28
miles. How much further do they have to reach the top?

4.72 miles

3) John has two boards. The first board is 0.75 yards long. The second board is
eight yards long. He plans to connect the two boards to make a shelf. The shelf
needs to be 10 yards long. Does he have enough board yet? How much more board
does he need? Show your work and explain in complete sentences.

These two boards together are only 8.75 yards long, so John does not have
enough yet. He needs 1.25 more yards to get to 10 yards.

Challenge!
What is three and nineteen thousandths plus three hundred nineteen thousand?
3.019 + 319,000 = 319,003.019

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