Question

What is 2.75 + 0.003 + 0.158?

Answer 1

Hint: For solving this question you should know about the addition of decimal numbers with each other. If we add two or more decimal values then it is possible that the final answer will be a whole number and it can also be possible that the final answer will be a decimal number which can be converted into a fractional form also. Here the addition and subtraction will be as normal numbers, but only some rules are required for it.

Complete step by step solution:
According to our question it is asked to find the value of 2.75 + 0.003 + 0.158. As we know that all these given values are decimal values. The addition and subtraction of decimal values are not exactly the same as the whole numbers. In this, decimal values, there are numbers after the decimal point. And these numbers are calculated with other decimal values after the decimal point as normal addition or subtraction. But if any number is greater than 9 or less than that, then we borrow 1 or carry the number as the same on the left side value of the decimal, which decides the final value of that addition or subtraction.
So, as we can see from our question, here the values are 2.75, 0.003 and 0.158 and all these are decimal values, there are o whole numbers available here. So, let us add all these numbers. Then we will get,
= (2.75) + (0.003) + (0.158)
= (2.75) + (0.161)
= 2.911

So, here the addition of 2.75, 0.003 and 0.158 is, 2.75 + 0.003 + 0.158 = 2.911.

Note:
In this problem we have to be careful during addition of values with each other and first try to add all the small values and this reduces the chance of a wrong answer. And then add this with the bigger number. And if the subtraction is given, then too this rule is better to add all negative values with each other and then subtract it from the positive value.