Decimals in Word Form
Write this decimal fraction in numeral form: three and two hundred fifty seven thousandths
3.257
Write this decimal fraction in expanded form: 1.376
(1 x 1) + (3 x 1/10) + (7 x 1/100) + (6 x 1/1000)
Round this decimal fraction to the nearest hundredth: 2.467
2.47
Which of these three decimal fractions is the greatest?
a) 0.409
b) 0.049
c) 0.490
c) 0.490
Look at the line plot with your group. How many dresses did Olivia make?
She made 10 dresses.
Write this decimal fraction in word form: 0.481
Zero and four hundred eighty-one thousandths
Is this correct? 2.408 = (2 x 1) + (4 x 1/10) + (8 x 1/100)
NO! It should look like this: 2.408 = (2 x 1) + (4 x 1/10) + (8 x 1/1000)
Round this decimal fraction to the nearest whole number: 3.128
3
Which of these three fractions is the least?
a) 0.247
b) 0.274
c) 0.472
a) 0.247
How many dresses used more than 3 yards of fabric?
3 dresses used more than 3 yards of fabric
Write this decimal fraction in numeral form: one and six hundred eight thousandths
1.608
Write this decimal fraction in expanded form: 1.062
1.062 = (1 x 1) + (6 x 1/100) + (2 x 1/1000)
Which of these four decimal fractions would round to 3.8? Any or all of them could be correct!
a) 3.712
b) 3.844
c) 3.679
d) 3.763
b) 3.844 and d) 3.763 would both round to 3.8
Put these three decimal fractions in order from least to greatest: 0.304, 0.234, 0.243
0.234, 0.243, 0.304
How many more dresses used 3 yards than 2 yards of fabric?
1 more dress used 3 yards than 2 yards of fabric
Write this decimal fraction in word form: 1.019
One and nineteen thousandths
Is this correct? 0.430 = (4 x 1/10) + (3 x 1/100)
YES! You don't need to include anything in the ones place or the thousandths place because they both have a zero
Round this decimal fraction to the nearest tenth: 8.751
8.8
Were these three decimal fractions correctly ordered from greatest to least? Why or why not?
1.390, 1.393, 1.039
No! They are almost correct, but the second decimal fraction is greater than the first one, because of the 3 in the thousandths place
How many dresses used 3 yards of fabric or less?
7 dresses used 3 yards of fabric or less.
Amanda says that one and three hundred seventy thousandths is greater than one and thirty-seven hundredths, but Jan says they are the same. Who is correct, and why?
Jan is correct because the only difference is the size of the parts that the whole is being split into, but the shaded area remains the same.
Write this decimal fraction in expanded form in 2 different ways: 1.814
1.814 = (1 x 1) + (8 x .1) + (1 x .01) + (4 x .001)
1.814 = (1 x 1) + (8 x 1/10) + (1 x 1/100) + (4 x 1/1000)
Is this decimal fraction closer to 2.5 or 2? Use rounding or draw a number line to help you!
2.408
It is closer to 2.5!
Put these three decimal fractions in order from greatest to least:
7.608, 6.876, 7.806
7.806, 7.608, 6.876
How many total yards of fabric did Olivia use for all of her dresses?
Olivia used a total of 30 yards of fabric for all of her dresses.