Read and Write Decimal Numbers

Multiple Select

Samantha’s class is learning about the Huichol people. The class does a yarn art project as part of the lesson, using pieces of colored yarn cut to different lengths. The first piece of yarn Samantha chooses is one hundred twenty-five thousandths meters in length. Determine whether each expression represents the length of Samantha's first piece of yarn, in meters.

• (1 × 0.1) + (2 × 0.01) + (5 × 0.001)

• $$(1\times1)+(2\ \times\frac{1}{100})+(5\times\frac{1}{1000})$$

• (1 × 100,000) + (2 × 10,000) + (5 × 1,000)

• (1 × 1) + (2 × 0.1) + (5 × 0.01)

• $$(1\times\frac{1}{10})+(2\times\frac{1}{100})+(5\times\frac{1}{1000})$$

Multiple Choice

The expression $$5\ \times1\ +2\ \times\frac{1}{100}+7\ \times\frac{1}{1000}$$ shows a number written in expanded form.

• 5.027

• 5.207

• 5.270

• 5.720

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Drag a word into each box to write the decimal in word form.

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five

and

seven

twenty

thousandths

hundredths

tenths

zero

fifty

seventy

Dropdown

Theodore knows that $$0.271\ =\ \frac{271}{1000}$$ . He believes that this is read as “two hundredths, seventy-one tenths.” Is he correct?

Use the drop-down menus to complete each statement in the explanation.

Theodore is ​

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. The fraction $$\frac{271}{1000}$$ is the same as two​

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, seven​

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, and one​ . The least place value is​

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, so this is read as​

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Match

Match each decimal to the word form of the number.

• six and eighty-seven thousandths

• six and eight hundred seven thousandths

• six and eight hundred seventy thousandths

• six hundred eighty-seven thousandths

6.087

6.807

6.870

0.687

• 6.087

• 6.807

• 6.870

• 0.687

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents the expanded form of the decimal number 237.412?

• 200 + 30 + 7 + 0.4 + 0.01 + 0.002

• 2 x 100 + 3 x 10 + 7 x 1 + 4 x 0.1 + 1 x 0.01 + 2 x 0.001

• 200 + 30 + 7 + 4 + 1 + 2

• 237.412