Reading Writing and Comparing Decimals

What does the 5 in the decimal .257 represent?

• fifths
• five tenths
• fiftieths
• five hundredths

Which number shows seventy-three hundredths in standard form?

• 7,300
• 7.3
• 0.73
• 0.073

Which digit shows the tenths place value in 520.345?

• 5
• 4
• 3
• 2

Which digit shows the thousandths place value in 9023.187?

• 1
• 7
• 8
• 9

What is another way to write 45.009?

• forty-five and ninety thousandths
• forty-five and nine tenths
• forty five and nine thousandths
• forty-five and nine hundredths

Which digit shows the tenths place value in 389.201?

• 8
• 2
• 3
• 1

Which digit shows the thousandths place value in 2908.365?

• 2
• 5
• 6
• 8

What is another way to write four hundred two thousand and two tenths?

• 4,002.20
• 40,002.02
• 42,000.02
• 402,000.20

Which of the decimals is equivalent to the value represented by the hundreds grid?

• 0.37
• 0.38
• 0.83
• 0.86

How should 287.42 be written in words?

• twenty-eight thousand seven hundred forty-two
• twenty-eight thousand seventy-four and two tenths
• two hundred eight-seven and forty-two hundredths
• two hundred eighty and seven hundred forty-two thousandths