Understanding Decimal Column Addition

Why is this important?

In this worksheet, we form a connection between the column addition algorithm, and the concept of
decimal place value. This connection reinforces understanding of decimal place value from the
foundation of whole number place-value.

Questions

1) Fill this in.

The first one has been done for you.
a) b)
346 1504.387

346 units 1504.387 __________________

34 tens 1504.3__ ______________
3 hundreds 1504. __ ________
150__ _______
150 tens
1__ ____________
__ ____________

2) Fill this in.

The first one has been done for you.

a) b)
63.421 01 thousandth 16.347 07 thousandths
+ 12.176 + 06 thousandths + 72.531 + 01 thousandth
00.047 = 07 thousandths 00.048 = __ _______________

63.421 02 hundredths 16.347 04 _______________

+ 12.176 + 07 hundredths + 72.531 + 03 _______________
00.097 = 09 hundredths 00.078 = 07 _______________

63.421 04 tenths 16.347 __ _________

+ 12.176 + 01 tenth + 72.531 + __ _________
00.597 = 05 tenths 00.878 = __ _________

63.421 03 units 16.347 __ _________

+ 12.176 + 02 units + 72.531 + __ _________
05.597 = 05 units 08.878 = __ _________

63.421 06 tens 16.347 __ _______

+ 12.176 + 01 tens + 72.531 + __ _______
75.597 = 07 tens 88.878 = __ _______

Copyright © Maths Pathway 2018. Reproduction for classroom use permitted. ACMNA128
Understanding Decimal Column Addition

3) Fill this in.

The first one has been done for you.

a) b) c)
14 tenths 17 tenths 12 hundredths
= 04 tenths = 07 ________ = 02 hundredths
10 unit 10 _____ 10 _______

d) e) f)
15 hundredths 10 tenths 11 hundredths
= 0__ ______________ = 0__ _____ = 0__ ______________
__0 _____ __0 _____ __0 _____

4) Fill this in.

The first one has been done for you.

a) b)
1 1
3.58 08 hundredths 7.29 ___ _____________
+ 5.94 + 04 hundredths + 1.72 + ___ _____________
0.42 = 12 hundredths 0.41 = ___ _____________
= 02 hundredths = ___ _____________
10 tenth ___ _______

Carry the 1 tenth __________________

1 1 01 tenth 1 1 ___ _______

3.58 05 tenths 7.29 ___ _______
+ 5.94 + 09 tenths + 1.72 + ___ _______
0.52 = 15 tenths 0.01 = ___ _______
= 05 tenths = ___ _______
10 unit ___ ______

Carry the 1 unit __________________

1 1 01 unit 1 1 ___ ______

3.58 03 units 7.29 ___ ______
+ 5.94 + 05 units + 1.72 + ___ ______
9.52 = 09 units 9.01 = ___ ______

Copyright © Maths Pathway 2018. Reproduction for classroom use permitted. ACMNA128
Understanding Decimal Column Addition

c) d)
0.980 ___ ______________ 06.700 ___ ______________
+ 4.662 + ___ ______________ + 03.503 + ___ ______________
0.042 = ___ ______________ 00.003 = ___ ______________

1
0.980 ___ _____________ 06.700 ___ _____________
+ 4.662 + ___ _____________ + 03.503 + ___ _____________
0.042 = ___ _____________ 00.003 = ___ _____________
= ___ _____________
___ _______ 1
06.700 ___ _______
__________________ + 03.503 + ___ _______
00.203 = ___ _______
= ___ _______
1 1 ___ _______ ___ ______
0.980 ___ _______
+ 4.662 + ___ _______ __________________
0.642 = ___ _______
= ___ _______
___ ______ 1 ___ ______
06.700 ___ ______
__________________ + 03.503 + ___ ______
10.203 = ___ ______
= ___ ______
1 1 ___ ______ ___ ______
0.980 ___ ______
+ 4.662 + ___ ______
5.642 = ___ ______

Copyright © Maths Pathway 2018. Reproduction for classroom use permitted. ACMNA128
Understanding Decimal Column Addition

e) f)
14.346 ___ ______________ 09.630 ___ ______________
+ 07.780 + ___ ______________ + 52.9810 + ___ ______________
00.046 = ___ ______________ 00.041 = ___ ______________

1 1

14.346 ___ _____________ 09.630 ___ _____________

+ 07.780 + ___ _____________ + 52.9810 + ___ _____________
00.026 = ___ _____________ 00.011 = ___ _____________
= ___ _____________ = ___ _____________
___ _______ ___ _______

__________________ __________________

1 1
___ _______ 1 1
___ _______
14.346 ___ _______ 09.630 ___ _______
+ 07.780 + ___ _______ + 52.9810 + ___ _______
00.126 = ___ _______ 00.611 = ___ _______
= ___ _______ = ___ _______
___ ______ ___ ______

__________________ __________________

1 1 1 ___ ______ 1 1 1 ___ ______

14.346 ___ ______ 09.630 ___ ______
+ 07.780 + ___ ______ + 52.9810 + ___ ______
02.126 = ___ ______ 02.611 = ___ ______
= ___ ______ = ___ ______
___ ______ ___ ______

__________________ __________________

1 1 1 ___ ______ 1 1 1 ___ ______

14.346 ___ ______ 09.630 ___ ______
+ 07.780 + ___ ______ + 52.9810 + ___ ______
22.126 = ___ ______ 62.611 = ___ ______

Copyright © Maths Pathway 2018. Reproduction for classroom use permitted. ACMNA128
Understanding Decimal Column Addition

Answers

1) Fill this in.

The first one has been done for you.
a) b)
346 1504.387

346 units 1504.387 thousandths

34 tens 1504.38 hundredths
3 hundreds 1504.3 tenths
1504 units
150 tens
15 hundreds
1 thousand

2) Fill this in.

The first one has been done for you.

a) b)
63.421 01 thousandth 16.347 07 thousandths
+ 12.176 + 06 thousandths + 72.531 + 01 thousandth
00.047 = 07 thousandths 00.048 = 08 thousandths

63.421 02 hundredths 16.347 04 hundredths

+ 12.176 + 07 hundredths + 72.531 + 03 hundredths
00.097 = 09 hundredths 00.078 = 07 hundredths

63.421 04 tenths 16.347 03 tenths

+ 12.176 + 01 tenth + 72.531 + 05 tenth
00.597 = 05 tenths 00.878 = 08 tenths

63.421 03 units 16.347 06 units

+ 12.176 + 02 units + 72.531 + 02 units
05.597 = 05 units 08.878 = 08 units

63.421 06 tens 16.347 01 ten

+ 12.176 + 01 tens + 72.531 + 07 tens
75.597 = 07 tens 88.878 = 08 tens

Copyright © Maths Pathway 2018. Reproduction for classroom use permitted. ACMNA128
Understanding Decimal Column Addition

3) Fill this in.

The first one has been done for you.

a) b) c)
14 tenths 17 tenths 12 hundredths
= 04 tenths = 07 tenths = 02 hundredths
10 unit 10 unit 10 tenth

d) e) f)
15 hundredths 10 tenths 11 hundredths
= 05 hundredths = 00 tenths = 01 hundredth
10 tenth 10 unit 10 tenth

4) Fill this in.

The first one has been done for you.

a) b)
1 1
3.58 08 hundredths 7.29 09 hundredths
+ 5.94 + 04 hundredths + 1.72 + 02 hundredths
0.42 = 12 hundredths 0.41 = 11 hundredths
= 02 hundredths = 01 hundredth
10 tenth 10 tenth

Carry the 1 tenth Carry the 1 tenth

1 1 01 tenth 1 1 01 tenth
3.58 05 tenths 7.29 02 tenths
+ 5.94 + 09 tenths + 1.72 + 07 tenths
0.52 = 15 tenths 0.01 = 10 tenths
= 05 tenths = 00 tenths
10 unit 10 unit

Carry the 1 unit Carry the 1 unit

1 1 01 unit 1 1 01 unit
3.58 03 units 7.29 07 units
+ 5.94 + 05 units + 1.72 + 01 units
9.52 = 09 units 9.01 = 09 units

Copyright © Maths Pathway 2018. Reproduction for classroom use permitted. ACMNA128
Understanding Decimal Column Addition

c) d)
0.980 00 thousandths 06.700 00 thousandths
+ 4.662 + 02 thousandths + 03.503 + 03 thousandths
0.042 = 02 thousandths 00.003 = 03 thousandths

1
0.980 08 hundredths 06.700 00 hundredths
+ 4.662 + 06 hundredths + 03.503 + 00 hundredths
0.042 = 14 hundredths 00.003 = 00 hundredths
= 04 hundredths
10 tenth 1
06.700 07 tenths
Carry the 1 tenth + 03.503 + 05 tenths
00.203 = 12 tenths
= 02 tenths
1 1 01 tenth 10 unit
0.980 09 tenths
+ 4.662 + 06 tenths Carry the 1 unit
0.642 = 16 tenths
= 06 tenths
10 unit 1 01 unit
06.700 06 units
Carry the 1 unit + 03.503 + 03 units
10.203 = 10 units
= 00 units
1 1 01 unit 10 ten
0.980 00 units
+ 4.662 + 04 units
5.642 = 05 units

Copyright © Maths Pathway 2018. Reproduction for classroom use permitted. ACMNA128
Understanding Decimal Column Addition

e) f)
14.346 06 thousandths 09.630 00 thousandths
+ 07.780 + 00 thousandths + 52.9810 + 01 thousandth
00.046 = 06 thousandths 00.041 = 01 thousandth

1 1

14.346 04 hundredths 09.630 03 hundredths

+ 07.780 + 08 hundredths + 52.9810 + 08 hundredths
00.026 = 12 hundredths 00.011 = 11 hundredths
= 02 hundredths = 01 hundredths
10 tenth 10 tenth

Carry the 1 tenth Carry the 1 tenth

1 1
01 tenth 1 1
01 tenth
14.346 03 tenths 09.630 06 tenths
+ 07.780 + 07 tenths + 52.9810 + 09 tenths
00.126 = 11 tenths 00.611 = 16 tenths
= 01 tenth = 06 tenths
10 unit 10 unit

Carry the 1 unit Carry the 1 unit

1 1 1 01 unit 1 1 1 01 unit
14.346 04 units 09.630 09 units
+ 07.780 + 07 units + 52.9810 + 02 units
02.126 = 12 units 02.611 = 12 units
= 02 units = 02 units
10 ten 10 ten

Carry the 1 ten Carry the 1 ten

1 1 1 01 ten 1 1 1 01 ten
14.346 01 ten 09.630 00 tens
+ 07.780 + 00 tens + 52.9810 + 05 tens
22.126 = 02 tens 62.611 = 06 tens

Copyright © Maths Pathway 2018. Reproduction for classroom use permitted. ACMNA128