Decimals
The arena of the Colosseum in Rome was about 3/20 of the entire Colosseum. Write this amount as a decimal.
3/20 = 15/100 = .15
Four and thirty-six hundredths
4.36
1.2
1.23
1.1
1.1, 1.2, 1.23
Gina's allowance is $2.50. How much is this in dollars and dimes?
2 dollars and five dimes
On Kelsey Street, six out of ten homes have swing sets in their backyards. Write six out of 10 as a decimal.
6/10 = .6
six and nineteen hundredths
6.19
.71
0.07
1.7
0.07, .71, 1.7
$5.83 as dollars, dimes and pennies
5 dollars, 8 dimes and 3 pennies
Jack walked 4/5 mile to the library. What is this distance as a decimal?
4/5 = 8/10 = .8
one and sixty-four hundredths
1.64
0.21
0.12
0.22
1.12, 0.21, 0.22
Which is more?
a. 4 dimes and 6 pennies or 6 dimes and 4 pennies?
b. 5 dimes or 45 pennies?
a. 4 dimes and 6 pennies = .46 which is less than 6 dimes and 4 pennies = .64
b. 5 dimes = .50 which is greater than 45 pennies = .45
What fraction of a dollar is twenty cents?
Write the decimal.
20/100 = .20
Write a number that has a four in the tens place and a six in the hundredths place.
40.06
fifty-six hundredths
sixty-five hundredths
four and six hundredths
.56, .65, 4.06
How many dollars, dimes, and pennies are needed to buy a bubble blower for $9.29?
9 dollars, 2 dimes, and 9 pennies
Nine of the twelve students in the play are fourth graders. Write a decimal to represent the part of play that are fourth graders.
9/12 = 3/4 = 75/100 = .75
Five dollars and nine cents
$5.09
A penny made in 1982 weighs about 0.11 ounce. A penny made in 2006 weighs about 0.09 ounce. And a nickel weighs about 0.2 ounce.
0.09, 0.11, 0.2
Pablo saves $1.20 each week. How much has he saved in dollars and dimes after six weeks?
7 dollars and 2 dimes