Vocabulary Builder Part 10

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Question: Does “cent” mean 100?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. “Cent” means 100.

Are there 50 cents in a dollar?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

No. There are 100 cents in a dollar.

On a centigrade thermometer, are there 76 lines (degrees) between water's freezing temperature and water's boiling temperature?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

 No. There are 100 lines. Each line is a degree.

Are there 100 centimeters in a meter?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. There are 100 centimeters in a meter.

Does the word “centipede” mean 25 feet?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

No. “Cent” means 100 and “pede” means feet. So centipede means 100 feet.

If a portrait was painted in 1689, does that mean it was painted in the 17th century?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. We showed a formula for how to calculate this.

Does percent mean “for each group of 100”?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. “Per” means “for each” and “cent” means “100.”

Is 1 out of 4 the same as 25%?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. We demonstrated how to calculate this.