Mathematics Curriculum

5th Grade, Unit 2

In this unit, students extend their understanding of addition and subtraction with whole numbers to add and subtract decimals. They observe that the process of composing and decomposing a base-ten unit is the same for decimals as for whole numbers and the same methods of recording operations can be used with decimals. Students are also introduced to percents.

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Computation Methods

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Addition and Subtraction with Decimals

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