word problems
Sonya's ribbon is 16/100 of a meter long. What is the length of Sonya's ribbon written as a decimal.
a. 0.16
b. 1.06
c. 1.6
d.1.16
a. 0.16
Shade 17/100 on the model.
teacher answer
write 6/10 as a decimal
0.6 or 0.60
Which statement is true?
a. 30/100 > 0.35
b. 0.30 < 35/100
c. 30/100 = 35/100
d. 3.5 < 0.35
b
George says that 0.4 is less than 0.21 because 4 is less than 21. Do you agree with George? Why or why not?
a. 7.5 km
b. 0.07 km
c. 0.75 km
d. 0.57 km
c. Charles ran 0.75 km
shade 4/10 on the model
teacher answer
write 64/100 in decimal form
0.64
Which statement is true?
a. 0.7 = 0.14
b. 0.7 < 0.35
c. 0.7 > 0.70
d. 0.7 > 0.28
d.
Gina says that 0.3 is equal to 0.03 because 3 is equal to 3. Is Gina correct? Why or why not?
Gina is wrong. explanations vary- teacher check
Lou weighed a bag of apples at the store on a regular scale. The apples weighed 3 and 7/10 of a pound. If he put the apples on a digital scale (tells weight using decimal form) what would the scale say?
a. 0.37 lb
b. 3.07 lb
c. 3.70 lb
d. 7.3 lb
c. The scale would say 3.70 lbs because 70/100 is = 7/10
shade 0.27 on the model
teacher check
write 0.6 as a fraction
6/10 or 60/100
Choose the symbol (> < =) to make the statement true.
0.21 ___ 0.3
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Dina says that 1.7 is = 1.70 because 7/10 = 70/100. Is Dina correct? why or why not?
Dina is correct. explanations vary- teacher check
Tamara's toy car traveled 14/100 of a meter when she let it go. What distance did the car go, in meters, written as a decimal?
0.14
shade in 0.6 on the model
teacher check
write 8/100 as a decimal
0.08
Choose the symbol (> < =) that makes the statement true.
0.20 ___ 0.2
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Leo and Juan disagree on their math assignment. Leo says that 0.02 = 0.2. Juan says 0.02 < 0.2. Who is right and how do you know?
Juan is correct. explanations vary- teacher check.
Jackson drank 1 8/10 liters of water at football practice, then threw up. How many liters of water did Jackson drink, in decimal form?
1.8 OR 1.80
What is the fraction and decimal number shown by the model?
28/100 AND 0.28
write 0.03 as a fraction
3/100
Choose the symbol (> < =) that makes the statement true.
0.4 ___ 0.04
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Judy and Michael are having a disagreement about a math problem. Judy says that 0.8 is less that 0.24. But Michael says 0.24 is less. Who is correct and why?
Michael is correct explanations vary- teacher check