Exploring Decimal Numbers and Their Applications

What is the purpose of a decimal point?

• To indicate the start of a new sentence

• To separate whole numbers from numbers less than one

• To separate thousands in large numbers

• To mark the end of a number

Which side of the decimal point represents whole numbers?

• Right side

• Neither side

• Both sides

• Left side

In the number 0.76, what is the value of the digit 7?

• 7 ones

• 7 tenths

• 7 thousandths

• 7 hundredths

How would you write one tenth as a decimal?

• 1.0

• 0.01

• 0.1

• 0.001

What is the decimal representation of one hundredth?

• 0.1

• 1.0

• 0.01

• 0.001

If you split a whole into 1000 pieces and color one, how would you write it?

• 1.0

• 0.01

• 0.001

• 0.1

How would you write 237 thousandths as a decimal?

• 0.237

• 2.37

• 23.7

• 237.0

In the number 1.456, what is the value of the digit 4?

• 4 tenths

• 4 hundredths

• 4 thousandths

• 4 ones

What number is in the hundredths place in 4.502?

• 0

• 2

• 4

• 5

In the number 7.000, what digit is in the thousandths place?

• 7

• 1

• 0

• None