Understanding Decimals

Which number shows seventy-three hundredths in standard form?

• 7,300
• 7.3
• 0.73
• 0.073

What does the 5 in the decimal .257 represent?

• fifths
• five tenths
• fiftieths
• five hundredths

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 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

Which decimal comparison is correct?

• 0.234 > 0.243
• 0.361 < 0.613
• 0.581 > 0.851
• 0.483 < 0.438

Which group of numbers is in order from least to greatest?

• 0.202; 0.022; 0.020
• 0.020; 0.022; 0.202
• 0.022; 0.202; 0.020
• 0.020; 0.202; 0.022

Which decimal has the GREATEST value:
0.612  0.67  0.6  0.069

• 0.612
• 0.67
• 0.6
• 0.069