Adding and Subtracting Decimals WORKSHEET

Suitable for Grades: 5th Grade, 6th Grade
CCSS: 5.NBT.B.7, 6.NS.B.3
CCSS Description: CCSS Description: Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi‑digit decimals using the standard algorithm for each operation.

Adding and Subtracting Decimals WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This worksheet has a perfect selection of questions to use to consolidate skills of adding and subtracting decimals.

Section A eases students in gently by providing the additions and subtractions in column format.

Section B then has some more questions written in a simple sum format with a few later questions combining both addition and subtraction.

The worksheet then ends with two word problems to test student literacy and comprehension skills as well as their decimal arithmetic.