Decimal Ops

In Decimal Ops, your student will learn how to make sense of and use the four operations (+, -, x, ÷,) on decimal numbers. Your child will also improve your understanding of and skill in working with percents.

Your student will learn how to:

• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals
• Estimate the results of decimal operations
• Know when to use each operation in a situation involving decimals
• Relate operations on decimals to problems involving unit rates
• Use percents to solve problems

When your child encounters a new problem, it is a good idea to ask questions such as:

• Which operations on decimals or percents will help in solving this problem?
• What algorithms will help with the calculations?
• About how much will the sum, difference, product, or quotient be?
• What do the decimals and/or percents in the problem tell me about the situation?