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:

• Whole part
  35/16 = 2.1875. What is the whole number of this decimal?
• Ten-thousandths 67844
  Calculate how many times six-hundredths is greater than 12 ten-thousandths.
• Sharing chocolate
  Frederica and her friends share six chocolate bars. They *each* get 0.75 of a chocolate bar. How many friends did Fredericca share the chocolate bar with?
• Deli meat
  Mrs. Matthews buys deli meat for her kids' lunches every week. This week she buys 3.75 pounds of ham. How many sandwiches can she make if she uses 0.25 pounds of ham for each sandwich?

• Missing factor
  Find the missing factor. ? × 0.011 = 0.000121
• Potato Chips
  Haydn has a 3-pound bag of Lay's Potato Chips. His four friends want him to split the bag evenly between them (and Haydn). How many pounds of Lay's potato chips will each person get?
• Fireplace 39711
  The cottager, Mr. Winter, wants the lower part of the trunk of a felled oak, which has a length of 2.25. cut new seats for the fireplace. Each seat will be a log with a height of 0.4 m. How many will Mr. Winter cut in total?

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