Tenths Hundredths Fractions

A fraction model is shown.  The fraction represented in this model can be written in the form of ?/10?  Select the numerator that would make this statement correct.  Challenge:  Explain how you know!

• 40
• 400
• 4
• 5

Jasmine collected 0.30 liter of water in a jar during a rainstorm.  How many tenths of a liter did she collect?  Write 0.30 as tenths in decimal form. Challenge: How would you write the amount in tenths as a fraction?

• 0.03
• 3.0
• 0.003
• 0.3

Write 0.80 as tenths in fraction form.   Challenge:  Write 0.80 as tenths in decimal form.

• 8/100
• 80/10
• 8/10
• 10/8

David walked 0.5 kilometer from his home to the library.  Which fraction is equivalent to 0.5?  Challenge: Explain how you know.

• 5/100
• 50/100
• 55/100
• 50/10

Just over 2/100 of the entire United States is inland water (water surrounded by land).  Are you able to write 2/100 as tenths?  Challenge:   Explain why or why not you can write 2/100 as tenths.

• no
• yes

4/10

• four tens
• four tenths

17/100

• 1/7
• .017
• 0.17

4/10

• 4
• 0.4
• 40

three tenths

• 3 10's
• 0.3
• 10, 10, 10

forty-one hundredths

• 41
• 41/100
• 4100