Comparing Decimals with Models and Number Lines

What is the place value of the digit '5' in the decimal 0.52?

• Ones

• Tenths

• Hundredths

• Thousandths

What symbol is used to indicate that one decimal is greater than another?

• =

• <

• >

• !=

If you have a decimal of 0.6, how would you represent it in hundredths?

• 6 hundredths

• 60 hundredths

• 600 hundredths

• 0.6 hundredths

Which decimal is greater: 0.52 or 0.6?

• Cannot be determined

• Both are equal

• 0.6

• 0.52

How do you convert tenths to hundredths?

• Divide by 10

• Subtract a zero

• Multiply by 10

• Add a zero

How many columns would you shade for representing 0.87 using a grid model?

• 87 columns

• 8.7 columns

• 8 columns

• 7 columns

On a number line, which decimal would be closer to 1: 0.45 or 0.85?

• Both are equally close

• Neither

• 0.85

• 0.45

What is the correct way to compare decimals using a number line?

• Only whole numbers can be compared

• Decimals cannot be compared on a number line

• The decimal closer to 1 is greater

• The decimal closer to 0 is greater

Which decimal is less: 0.38 or 0.3?

• 0.3

• Information is insufficient

• Both are equal

• 0.38

After converting 0.3 to hundredths, what is the new representation?

• 3

• 30

• 0.3

• 0.03