Exploring Homework Solutions for Practice Book Pages 23-24

What was the correct answer for number three after the correction?

• B

• A

• C

• D

Why was option A incorrect in the list ordering from least to greatest?

• It was already correct.

• It had all negative numbers.

• It had all positive numbers.

• It switched from negative to positive and back to negative.

Which number should be placed between 1.6 and 2 in the sequence?

• 1.2

• 1.6 repeating

• 2.5

• 1.3

Which number is the smallest among 1/8, 13%, 0.1275, and 0.12 repeating?

• 0.12 repeating

• 0.1275

• 13%

• 1/8

Which number is the greatest among 17/25, 67%, 0.6725, and 0.6 repeating?

• 0.6725

• 67%

• 0.6 repeating

• 17/25

Which number is closest to zero on the number line?

• -0.4

• 0.02

• -0.875

• 0.5

Is the decimal for 4/3 a repeating decimal?

• Yes, because it is the same as 1/3

• No, because it is a whole number

• Yes, because it is a mixed number

• No, because it terminates

How could Erica have used the decimal for 1/3 to find the decimal for 2/3?

• By subtracting 1/3 from 1

• By multiplying the decimal for 1/3 by 2

• By dividing the decimal for 1/3 by 2

• By adding 1/3 twice

Why is the decimal for 1/8 called a terminating decimal?

• Because it is a whole number

• Because it is irrational

• Because it ends evenly with no remainder

• Because it repeats

Which two pairs of cards express the same value?

• 0.6 and 0.375

• 0.7 repeating and 0.7 repeating

• 0.375 and 0.6

• 0.7 repeating and 0.375