Exploring Tenths
Write 3 tenths as a decimal and as a fraction.
0.3 and 3/10
Fill in the blank: 0.6 is equal to ___ hundredths.
60
0.5 ___ 0.49
0.5 > 0.49 because 0.5 is equal to 0.50 and that is more than 0.49
0.3 + 0.2
0.5
On a number line from 0 to 1, where is 0.6 located? Explain.
6 lines after the 0
What is the decimal for 7 tenths and 3 hundredths?
0.73
0.7 and 0.70 same? Why?
Yes, they are equal. The zero in hundredths place doesn’t change the value.
0.45 + 0.25
0.70 (line up decimal places; 45 + 25 = 70 hundredths)
If you eat 4 out of 10 pieces of a chocolate bar, what decimal represents the amount you ate? What part is left?
0.4 and 0.6
Which is closer to 1: 0.89 or 0.9?
0.9
Least to greatest: 0.4, 0.44, 0.24
0.24, 0.4, 0.44
$1.75 + $3.10
$4.85
If you add 0.1 five times, what total do you get?
0.5
Convert 0.4 into hundredths. How many hundredths is it?
0.40
Compare 0.6 and 0.56
0.6 > 0.56 (tenths are equal, hundredths make the difference)
Jamie says 0.7 + 0.45 equals 0.115 because he added all the digits together. What mistake did he make?
The correct answer is 1.15, Jamie did not line up the decimals correctly.
A student says 0.01 is the same as 1/10. Is the student correct? Why or why not?
No the student is not correct because 0.01 is 1/100 not 1/10
Sam has 0.3 meters of string to make bracelets and Sara has 0.30 meters of string to make bracelets. Who has more string to make bracelets?
They both have the same amount of string because 3 tenths is the same as 3 hundredths.
Order from greatest to least :
0.34 , 0.2 , 0.3 , 0.26
0.34, 0.3 , 0.26, 0.2
You buy a drink for $1.25 and a snack for $2.4. What is your total?
$3.65