It is irrelevant if multiplying or dividing decimal numbers. For addition and subtraction it is not sufficient: you need to line up the decimal points as well as the digits according to their place values. If you intend to simply align the decimal points then you may as well not bother. This is to ensure that addition or subtraction is carried out for digits with the same place value.
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No, it is not necessary. But it does help to be tidy.
you only line the decimals up when you are subtracting or adding not when you are multiplying im not sure about division...
Adding and subtracting decimals is easy. When you put the numbers one above the other, line up the decimals vertically and treat as you would any whole number just keep the decimals in line and bring it straight down to your answer.
Because left of the decimal point goes times 10 for every position and right of the decimal point goes times -10 for every position.
That is because if you don't, you will get the wrong answer. It is ALWAYS important to LINE up the decimals.
It is important for you to line up the decimals vertically the way I did above so that you can keep track of the place-value position of the digits.
The importance of lining up the decimals is so you can just add from bottom to top it makes things a lot easier.
Because you could mess up and add the wrong numbers together.
line up the decimals together
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You need to line up decimals for additional and subtraction. For multiplication, you don't need to line them up - in fact, it would serve no useful purpose.
Yes you do that is very important when doing a decimal problem.* * * * *It is important for other basic binary operations but NOTmultiplication.
Just make sure you line up the decimals
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Yes. Line up them up when you're adding, too.
39.63 +42.35 ------------ 81.98 Just line up the decimals and then add.