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Operations on decimals — all four operations

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Decimals kaam kyon karte hain?

Point ko line up kyon karein? Kyunki aap sirf unhi digits ko add kar sakte ho jo same weight carry karti hain (tenths ko tenths se, hundredths ko hundredths se). Ek tenth ko ek hundredth se add karna waisa hi hai jaise apples ko oranges se add karna.


Addition & Subtraction


Multiplication


Division

Figure — Operations on decimals — all four operations

Common Mistakes (Steel-manned)


Active Recall

Recall Multiply karne ke baad decimal point kahan jaata hai?

Product mein utne hi decimal places hote hain jitne dono factors ke decimal places ka sum ho.

Recall Division mein divisor aur dividend dono ko 100 se multiply kyon kar sakte hain?

Kyunki — upar aur neeche dono ko equally scale karne se value nahi badalti; ye sirf divisor ka point hata deta hai.

Recall Feynman: ek 12-saal ke bachche ko explain karo

Ek decimal waisa paisa hai jo rupee ke baad bhi jaata hai — tenths 10-paise coins ki tarah hain, hundredths paise ki tarah. Add karne ke liye, rupees ko rupees ke saath aur paise ko paise ke saath line up karo, phir har dheri add karo. Multiply karne ke liye, point bhool jao, plain numbers multiply karo, aur baad mein point wapas slide karo — utne hops jinne dono numbers ke dots ke baad combined place the. Divide karne ke liye, jis number se divide kar rahe ho usse whole number banao dono points same amount move karke, phir baant lo.


Connections

  • Place Value and Powers of Ten
  • Fractions to Decimals conversion
  • Rounding and Significant Figures
  • Long Division algorithm
  • Scientific Notation (same "exponents add on multiply" idea)

Adding decimals: kya align karte hain?
Decimal points (zeros se pad karo equal places tak).
Decimals add karne se pehle zeros se pad kyon karte hain?
Dono numbers ko common denominator dene ke liye (10 ki same power) taaki like place values add hon.
Multiplying decimals: product mein kitne decimal places hote hain?
Dono factors ke decimal places ka sum.
(12×5=60, total 3 places → 0.060).
Decimal se divide karte waqt: pehla step kya hai?
Divisor AUR dividend dono ko 10 ki same power se multiply karo taaki divisor whole number ban jaaye.
(→ 450 ÷ 15).
Kaunsa operation "decimal places count-and-add" use karta hai?
Sirf Multiplication (addition/subtraction nahi).
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ki value expanded power-of-ten form mein?
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Division answer check karne ka quick tarika?
Quotient ko divisor se multiply karo; aapko dividend wapas milna chahiye.

Concept Map

equals

explains

point marks

requires

enables

method

then

gives rule

places

because

gives rule

scale by 10^k

allows

Decimal

Fraction over power of 10

Place value columns

10 to the 0

Align the point

Addition and Subtraction

Pad to common denominator

Add or subtract whole numbers

Multiplication

Decimal places add m+n

Exponents 10^-m times 10^-n add

Division

Whole-number divisor

Ordinary long division