If there are any numbers which are integers and so do not have a decimal point, then append one at the extreme right. Then arrange all the numbers in a column, with their decimal points aligned. Ad up the numbers ignoring the decimal points entirely. In the answer insert a decimal point under the column of decimal points.
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When adding decimal numbers, the decimal points should be lined-up.
Line up the decimal points in a vertical column. Then add the numbers while ignoring the decimal point. Finally, put a decimal point in the answer in the same column as for the summands.
Decimal addition is adding numbers that are represented in decimal form.
Adding decimal same as adding whole numbers
This is true for adding and subtracting ALL numbers, not just decimal representations.