Subtract Decimals Using Compensation

Don’t skimp on decimal practice—learn a decimal subtraction strategy with this helpful math worksheet! Students will first read an introduction that shows them the three steps of decimal subtraction with compensation. Once they understand this strategy, students will be asked to use what they just learned to solve six subtraction problems with decimals to the hundredths place.. 

This fifth-grade worksheet is perfect for students stepping into tricky decimal operations. Learners can build on their existing skills of rounding and compensation with whole numbers as they practice this strategy. The ability to perform decimal subtraction can support students in their real lives and in their further math education as they learn more advanced skills. 

For more worksheets on decimal subtraction, try Subtracting Decimals to the Hundredths: Use a Grid, Subtracting Decimals: Decimal Line-Up #1, and Subtracting Decimals: Puzzle Fun.