Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Directions: Use the table to answer the questions.
Busiest Ports in the United States
| Port | Imports Per Year (millions of tons) |
Exports Per Year (millions of tons) |
| South Louisiana, LA | 30.6 | 57.42 |
| Houston, TX | 75.12 | 33.43 |
| New York, NY and NJ | 53.52 | 8.03 |
| New Orleans, LA | 26.38 | 21.73 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 52.6 | 7.64 |
1. How many total tons of imports and exports
are shipped through the port of New Orleans,
LA, each year?
2. How many more tons of imports than
exports does the Port of New Orleans handle
each year?
3. How many total tons of imports and exports
are shipped through the port of New York,
NY and NJ, each year?
4. How many total tons of imports and exports
are shipped through the port of Houston,
Texas, each year?
5. How many total tons of imports and exports
are shipped through the port of Corpus
Christi, TX, each year?
6. Which port handles more exports than
imports each year? How many more tons of
exports than imports does it handle?
7. What is the difference between the
imports and exports shipped in and out of
Corpus Christi’s port each year?
8. What is the difference between the
imports and exports shipped in and out of
New York and NJ's port each year?
9. Which port ships 11.7 more tons of
exports each year than the exports at New
Orleans, LA?
10. What is the total number of imports
shipped into the nation’s 5 busiest ports each
year?