Topic 1 Place Value and Powers Vocabulary Quiz

Sadie and Lydia are playing a number game. Can you help them find the place value of the digit 5 in the number 5,734?

• 5

• 50

• 500

• 5,000

Answer explanation

In the number 5,734, the digit 5 is in the thousands place. Therefore, its place value is 5,000.

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CCSS.4.NBT.A.1

Dorothy and Mila are playing a number game. Can you help them find the place value of the digit 2 in the number 9.12?

• 2

• 0.2

• 0.02

• 20

Answer explanation

In the number 9.12, the digit 2 is in the hundredths place. This means its place value is 0.02, as it represents 2/100. Therefore, the correct answer is 0.02.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3A

Hey there, math whiz! Danny, Finnian, and Brandon are having a debate. Can you help them out? What does the power of a number tell you?

• The value of the number

• The number of times a base number is used as a factor

• The place value of the number

• The sum of the digits in the number

Answer explanation

The power of a number indicates how many times the base number is multiplied by itself. For example, in 2^3, the base 2 is used as a factor 3 times (2 x 2 x 2). Thus, the correct choice is that it tells you the number of times a base number is used as a factor.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Maddie and Zaria are having a fun math challenge. Can you help them figure out the value of 10^2?

• 10

• 20

• 100

• 1,000

Answer explanation

To find 10^2, we multiply 10 by itself: 10 x 10 = 100. Therefore, the correct answer is 100.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Hey Neeko, Jerry, and Elsa! Can you figure out what the exponent in a number tells us?

• The number that will be multiplied by itself

• The number of times the base number will be multiplied by itself

• The number that is used as a factor

• The number that is raised to a power

Answer explanation

The exponent indicates how many times the base number is multiplied by itself. For example, in 2^3, the base 2 is multiplied by itself 3 times: 2 x 2 x 2.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Aria and Eve are discussing math. Aria asks, "What is the base in a number with an exponent?"

• The number that tells how many times a number is used as a factor

• The number that will be multiplied by itself

• The number in the upper right corner

• The number that is raised to a power

Answer explanation

The base in a number with an exponent is the number that will be multiplied by itself. For example, in 2^3, 2 is the base, indicating it is multiplied by itself three times.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Amos and Troy are trying to figure out the expanded form of the number 5,827. Can you help them?

• (5 x 1000) + (8 x 100) + (2 x 10) + 7

• (5 x 100) + (8 x 10) + (2 x 1) + 7

• (5 x 1000) + (8 x 10) + (2 x 100) + 7

• (5 x 1000) + (8 x 100) + (2 x 1) + 7

Answer explanation

The expanded form of 5,827 is found by breaking it down into its place values: 5 represents 5,000 (5 x 1000), 8 represents 800 (8 x 100), 2 represents 20 (2 x 10), and 7 represents 7 (7 x 1). Thus, the correct choice is (5 x 1000) + (8 x 100) + (2 x 10) + 7.

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CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

Scott and Boe are sharing a chocolate bar. Boe says, "I have one out of 10 equal parts of the whole bar." What does the term "tenths" refer to in place value?

• One out of 10 equal parts of a whole

• One out of 100 equal parts of a whole

• One out of 1000 equal parts of a whole

• One out of 5 equal parts of a whole

Answer explanation

The term "tenths" refers to one out of 10 equal parts of a whole. Therefore, Boe's statement about having one out of 10 parts confirms that the correct choice is "One out of 10 equal parts of a whole."

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Ruby and Chloe are sharing a pie. If Ruby eats 3/10 of the pie, what is the decimal representation of the portion she ate?

• 0.3

• 0.03

• 3.0

• 0.33

Answer explanation

To convert the fraction 3/10 to a decimal, divide 3 by 10, which equals 0.3. Therefore, the decimal representation of the portion Ruby ate is 0.3.

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CCSS.4.NF.C.6

During a fun math quiz, Kushala asked, "What does one out of 100 equal parts of a whole represent?"

• Thousandths

• Tenths

• Hundredths

• Ones

Answer explanation

One out of 100 equal parts represents 1/100, which is known as a hundredth. Therefore, the correct answer is hundredths.

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B