Exploring Decimals: Representation, Comparison, and Ordering

What is the purpose of the decimal point in a number?

• To separate the whole number from the fractional part

• To indicate a negative number

• To separate thousands from hundreds

• To mark the end of a number

How would you read the number 12.035 out loud?

• Twelve point zero three five

• Twelve and thirty-five

• Twelve point thirty-five

• Twelve and thirty-five thousandths

What is the word form of the decimal 1.05?

• One and five tenths

• One and five hundredths

• One point zero five

• One and fifty hundredths

Convert the expanded form 0.0517 to standard form.

• 0.00517

• 0.0517

• 0.000517

• 0.517

Which of the following is the correct expanded form of 16.09?

• 10 + 6 + 0.09

• 16 + 0.09

• 10 + 6 + 0.9

• 16 + 0.009

Order the following decimals from least to greatest: 14.35, 14.3, 14.05.

• 14.3, 14.05, 14.35

• 14.35, 14.3, 14.05

• 14.05, 14.35, 14.3

• 14.05, 14.3, 14.35

Which is greater: 8.04 or 8.403?

• Cannot be determined

• They are equal

• 8.403

• 8.04

Convert the word form 'ten and one hundredth' to standard form.

• 10.1

• 10.01

• 10.001

• 10.0001

Which decimal has the least value: 0.5, 0.05, 0.005, 0.0005?

• 0.5

• 0.05

• 0.005

• 0.0005

Name a number that falls between 1.5 and 1.6.

• 1.45

• 1.65

• 1.55

• 1.75