Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 1 - Section 1.10 - Addition and Subtraction of Decimal Fractions - Exercises - Page 62: 45

Answer

4.862

Work Step by Step

Align the decimals. Add zeroes to the right without changing the value. Add or subtract as you would a whole number, keeping the decimal in its original column. $\ \ \ 0.370$ $\underline{+4.500}$ $\ \ \ 4.870$ $\underline{-0.008}$ $\ \ \ 4.862$
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