GRE Decimal Arithmetic Refresher

Adding and subtracting decimals

• Line up the decimal places, and then add or subtract.

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307.6728

15.82 − 7.9241 → 15.8200

– 7.9241
7.8959

Practice: Answers:
a) 1.8 + 45.06 = a) 46.86

b) 2.123 + 0.05 + 5.2674 = b) 7.4404

c) 116.13 – 2.088 = c) 114.042

d) 3.1614 + 158.4 = d) 161.5614

e) 31.4567 – 6.888 = e) 24.5687

f) 1.3 + 2.34 + 78.148 = f) 81.788

g) 5.6 – 3.321 = g) 2.279

h) 0.0015 + 9.578 = h) 9.5795

i) 98.6571 – 17.547 = i) 81.1101

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Multiplying decimals

1) Ignore the decimals and determine the product

2) Examine the numbers that you multiplied and count the total number of digits to the right of
the decimal
3) In your product, move the decimal point to the left the same number of places

Examples:

18456
18.456 × 8.6 → Å Rewrite numbers without decimals
× 86
110736
+ 1476480
Total of 4 digits to 1587216 Å Find the product
the right of the
158.7216 Å move decimal point 4 places to the left
decimal point
4 places

Practice: Answers:

a) 6.5 × 0.84 = a) 5.46

b) 5.02 × 16.84 = b) 84.5368

c) 480.25 × 0.06 = c) 28.815

d) 0.017 × 0.53 = d) 0.00901

e) 782.1 × 1.46 = e) 1141.866

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Dividing decimals

1) Move the decimals to the right until the divisor becomes an integer
2) Divide, keeping the decimal in the same location

Example: 11.22 ÷ 13.6 Å The divisor (13.6) is a decimal

112.2 ÷ 136 Å Move the decimal point one place to the left to left
0.825
136 112.200
1088
340 Å Carry out long division
272
680
680
0

Practice: Answers:

a) 79.3 ÷ 1.22 = a) 65

b) 175.18 ÷ 4.75 = b) 36.88

c) 2.5228 ÷ 0.0035 = c) 720.8

d) 20.79 ÷ 6.6 = d) 3.15

e) 0.9 ÷ 0.0125 = e) 72

f) 258.75 ÷ 1.035 = f) 250