Find the missing term: \(18.834+818.34-\,?=618.43\)
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 218.744
The missing term is what must be taken away from the sum to leave 618.43, so it equals the sum minus 618.43. Lining up the decimal points avoids slips.
\(18.834+818.340=837.174\)
Missing term \(=837.174-618.430=218.744\)
The missing term is 218.744.