Place Value Rules
To the left of the decimal point, all numbers are what kinds of numbers?
Whole numbers
o.01
One Hundredth
1/2 divided by 1/4
2
If we made brownies for a fundraiser and each pan had 8 slices, what fraction of the brownies would a customer have bought if they bought two brownies?
1/4
To the right of the decimal point, all numbers are what kinds of numbers?
0.264
Two hundred and sixty four thousandths
1/4 divided by 1/8
2
Obama came to the charter school to talk about racial justice. 50 chairs were put out for people to sit in, but 150 people came to hear Obama talk. What is the percentage of the people who were standing?
2/3
Decimals are negative numbers. True or False.
0.1648
one thousand six hundred and fourty eight ten thousandths
2/4 divided by 4/2
4/16 or 1/4
There are 15 shops on Martha's Vineryard that sell masks, and 1/3 of them are made by local designers. How many shops sell masks that are locally designed?
5 shops sell locally designed masks
In a multi-digit number, including decimals, a digit in any place represents how many times as much as it represents in the place to it's right.
In a multi-digit number, including decimals, a digit in any place represents TEN TIMES as much as it represents in the place to it's right.
0.4071
Four thousand and seventy one ten thousandths
3/7 divided by 9/12
36/63 or 12/21 or 4/7
Janice uses 1/8 of a bottle of hand sanitizer every day. If Janice has 1 and 1/2 bottles of hand sanitizer left, how many days will she be able to keep her hands clean?
Janice will be able to keep her hands sanitized for 12 days.
In a multi-digit number, including decimals, a digit in any place represents how many times as much as it represents in the place to it's left.
In a multi-digit number, including decimals, a digit in any place represents ONE TENTH as much as it represents in the place to it's left.
0.500001
Five hundred thousand and one millionth
4 and 13/30
Sylvie was making BLM posters for the upcoming peaceful march. She had 2 equally sized pieces of cardboard. If Sylvie invited 5 friends to the march how many times would she have to cut the cardboard to make equal sized signs for all of them?
Sylvie would have to cut the cardboard 4 times, making 6 equal pieces.