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6th grade

Unit 2: Lesson 2

Subtracting decimals
Math
6th grade
Arithmetic with rational numbers
Subtracting decimals
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Subtracting decimals: thousandths

CCSS.Math: 6.NS.B.3
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Problem

Evaluate.
21, minus, 1, point, 026, equals
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
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