Question

How do you simplify `0.6+5.8`?

Answer 1

6.4

Explanation:

Simple addition is a bit hard to explain, but the easiest way to do it is column addition and drop-down from there.

Line up the decimals of all decimal-inclusive numbers you wish to add together, like so:

`0.6`
`5.8`

And add the numbers from there.

`6 + 8 = 14`

The 4 gets dropped down, while the '10' gets carried over as a 1 to the next level over towards the left. In this case, the decimal was in the tenths place, so it goes immediately to the ones, prior to the decimal.

`0 + 5 + 1 = 6`

Don't forget to re-add the decimal once you're done.

`6.4`