Comparing Decimals
Which decimal is greater?
0.5 _____ 0.137
0.5
Multiply 9.99 x 105. Explain the shift of the digits and the change of the value of each digit.
999,000
106 =
1,000,000 or 10x10x10x10x10x10
Round 1.21 to the nearest tenth
1.2
Write 0.978 in word form
nine hundred seventy-eight thousandths
Which is greater?
1 thousandth + 3 hundredths _____ 0.024
0.031
Divide 999,000 by 102
9990
102
100
Round 0.978 to the nearest tenth
1.0
Write 1.15 in word form
one and fifteen hundredths
<,>or =
4 tens 4 tenths 1 thousandth ____ 40.41
=
52 / 1000
0.052
1,000
103
Round 1.998 to the nearest hundredths place
2.00
Convert 3.4 cm to meters
3.4 / 102 = 0.034
<, >, or =
55 tenths ____ 5.5
=
0.4 / 100
0.004
100,000
105
1.2
Scranton's rainfall per year is 0.98 meters. How much rain would fall in 100 years if each year was the same amount? Write an equation using an exponent to find the total rainfall.
0.98 x 10 = 98 meters
<, >, =
3x102 +4x1000+5x1/10 ____ 4x1000+3x102+3x1/10
>
0.24 x 1000
240
108
100,000,000
Round 3.414 to the nearest whole
3
Write 1.21 in expanded form. Then multiply it by 100.
one and twenty-one hundredths
1.21 x 102 = 121