8.87 + 4.96 =
Add decimals.
Use aligned places to add decimal amounts.
Add decimals
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Use aligned places to add decimal amounts.
94.13 + 94.28 =
34.53 + 60.62 =
95.99 + 87.92 =
90.65 + 93.80 =
51.89 + 1.75 =
Add decimals
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Use aligned places to add decimal amounts.
8.87 + 4.96 =
94.13 + 94.28 =
34.53 + 60.62 =
95.99 + 87.92 =
90.65 + 93.80 =
51.89 + 1.75 =
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The skill behind this activity
Use aligned places to add decimal amounts.
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 5 → Number → Fractions (including decimals and percentages) · Supports official non-statutory guidance. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Align decimal points and equal places. Treat missing trailing decimal places as zero before adding.
A common slip
Aligning the final digits can put tenths beneath hundredths.
75.64 + 26.25 =
Align decimal points and equal places. Treat missing trailing decimal places as zero before adding.