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?