Proportion
 

Proportion:

An equation with a ratio on each side.   (A statement that two ratios are equal)

 

The following are examples of adding decimals.

Proportion
         
         
         
         
         

Check Your Understanding

If you were to add the following pairs of numbers, which number of the pair would you "pad" with zeros....

 1.   2.04 or 2.4       

 

 2.   32.5 or 3.23     

 

 3.   0.24 or .5         

 

Check Your Understanding

  1. Enter two numbers between 0 and 999.9999.
  2. Figure out what you believe the answer should be.
  3. Click the button "Check" and check your answer.
Number 1: Number 2:
Answer: