Question 6 of 41intermediate🔧 ApplyNumerical6 marks
Find the sums and differences: (a) 3/10 + 3 4/100 (b) 9 5/10 7/100 + 2 1/10 3/100 (c) 15 6/10 4/100 + 14 3/10 6/100 (d) 7 7/100 - 4 4/100 (e) 8 6/100 - 5 3/100 (f) 12 6/100 2/100 - 9/10 9/100
(a)
Answer
3 34/100 or 3.34
(b)
Answer
11 7/10 or 11.7
(c)
Answer
30 or 30.0
(d)
Answer
3 3/100 or 3.03
(e)
Answer
3 3/100 or 3.03
(f)
Answer
11 63/100 or 11.63
Explanation
(a) Convert 3/10 to 30/100, then add: 30/100 + 304/100 = 334/100 = 3.34 (b) Add whole numbers: 9 + 2 = 11. Add fractions: 57/100 + 13/100 = 70/100 = 7/10. Result: 11.7 (c) Add: 15.64 + 14.36 = 30.00 (d) Subtract: 7.07 - 4.04 = 3.03 (e) Subtract: 8.06 - 5.03 = 3.03 (f) Convert: 12.62 - 0.99 = 11.63