Decimal calculator

This calculator makes basic and advanced operations with decimals, real numbers, and integers. It also shows detailed step-by-step information about the calculation procedures. Solve problems with two, three, or more decimals in one expression. Add, subtract and multiply decimals step-by-step. This calculator uses addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division for positive or negative decimal numbers, integers, real numbers, and whole numbers. This online decimals calculator will help you understand adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing decimals.

The calculator follows well-known rules for the order of operations. The most common mnemonics for remembering this order are:

• PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
  
• BEDMAS: Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction.
  
• BODMAS: Brackets, Order (or "Of"), Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction.
  
• GEMDAS: Grouping symbols (brackets: (){}), Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
  
• MDAS: Multiplication and Division (same precedence), Addition and Subtraction (same precedence). MDAS is a subset of PEMDAS.

Important Notes:
1. Multiplication/Division vs. Addition/Subtraction: Always perform multiplication and division *before* addition and subtraction.
2. Left-to-Right Rule: Operators with the same precedence (e.g., + and -, or * and /) must be evaluated from left to right.

Examples:

• addition of decimals: - 1.5 + 2.45
• addition followed subtraction: 5 + 1 - 2
• multiplying decimals: 0.25 * 0.2
• division of a decimals: 5.2/0.5
• parenthesis: 3 + 7{4 + 3[2 - (8 - 4)×3] + 5}×2
• 2nd power and order of evaluation: 6 ^ 2 - (2 * 7 + 4 ^ 2)
• cube root: cuberoot(27)
• Convert fraction to a decimal: 3/4
• decimals and mixed numbers: 1.5 - 1 1/5

Decimals in word problems:

• Compare numbers
  Compare the numbers: 0.327 and 0.0895 (which is bigger and which is smaller?)
• Simplest form of a fraction
  Which one of the following fractions is not equal to 3/2 after reducing to the simplest form? a) 15/20 b) 12/8 c) 27/18 d) 6/4
• Without 2
  Tell whether the product 0.644 x 0.25 will be greater than one or less than 1 without multiplying. Explain how you know. Then, find the product.
• Paper collecting
  At the paper collecting contest, Franta gathered 2/9 tons, Karel 1/4 tons, and Patrick 19/36 tons of paper. Who has gathered the most and the least?
• Mathematics 80583
  Can it be 1%>2%? Can't it be nonsense and a denial of the law of mathematics, yet 119 out of 120 people say so?
• Compare three fractions
  Which of the three rational numbers is the largest? 1/7, 6/17, 4/17
• Two hotels
  The total cost for a hotel room varies directly with the number of nights you stay. At hotel A, three nights cost a total of P6000. At hotel B, a five-night stay costs a total of P9000. If you will stay for four nights which hotel has a cheaper cost?

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