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 more tons of imports than
exports does the Port of New Orleans handle
each year?
2. How many tons of imports and exports
are shipped through the port of New York,
NY and NJ, each year in all?
3. How many tons of imports and exports
are shipped through the port of Houston,
Texas, each year in all?
4. How many tons of imports and exports
are shipped through the port of New Orleans,
LA, each year in all?
5. How many tons of imports and exports
are shipped through the port of Corpus
Christi, TX, each year in all?
6. Which port handles more exports than
imports each year? How many more tons of
exports does it handle?
7. Which port handles more imports than
exports each year? How many more tons of
imports does it handle?
8. What is the difference between the
imports and exports shipped in and out of
Corpus Christi’s port each year?
9. What is the difference between the
imports and exports shipped in and out of
South Louisiana's port each year?
10. What is the difference between the
imports and exports shipped in and out of
Houston's port each year?
11. What is the difference between the
imports and exports shipped in and out of
New York and NJ's port each year?
12. What is the difference between the
imports and exports shipped in and out of
New Orleans' port each year?
13. Which port ships 0.39 more tons of
exports each year than the port at Corpus
Christi, Texas?
14. What is the total number of imports
shipped into the nation’s 5 busiest ports each
year?
15. What is the total amount of exports
shipped out of the nation’s 5 busiest ports
each year?