Question
Ursula wrote the sum 5.815 + 6.021 as a sum of two mixed numbers.
A. What sum did she write?
B. Compare the sum of the mixed numbers to the sum of the decimals.
A. What sum did she write?
B. Compare the sum of the mixed numbers to the sum of the decimals.
Answers
Steve
.815 = 815/1000
.021 = 21/1000
So, she added thusly:
5 815/1000 + 6 21/1000 = 11 876/1000 = 11 219/250
.021 = 21/1000
So, she added thusly:
5 815/1000 + 6 21/1000 = 11 876/1000 = 11 219/250