Tenths and Hundredths as Distances from Zero

Write the word form for the amount shown in the model.

• Three hundredths

• Three tens

• Three tenths

• Three

What is 24 hundredths written as a decimal?

• 0.024

• 2.4

• 0.24

• 0.204

True or False: A decimal fraction is a fraction that has a denominator with 10 or 100.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Write the decimal value

Which decimal represents the amount shown on the model?  Challenge: On your recording sheet, write the amount as a mixed number.

• 2.02

• 0.2

• 2.2

• 2.22

What does this picture represent?

• 2.4

• 0.24

• 0.024

What does the model represent?

• 9.10

• 0.09

• 0.9

• 0.99

How much is shaded?

• 80

• 0.80

• 0.08

• 8

Jim, Bob, and Jeff are running in a marathon. Jim runs 0.84 miles. Bob runs 0.48 miles. Jeff runs 0.8 miles. Who ran the farthest?

• Jim

• Bob

• Jeff

• None

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