Understanding Decimal Place Values

Miss Ulita Brown Phillips teaches grade five students how to round decimal numbers to the nearest hundredths. The lesson includes an explanation of rounding, examples, a practice activity, and a problem of the day. Students learn to identify the place value and determine whether to round up or keep the number as is based on the digit in the thousandths place.

What is the main topic of today's class?

• Multiplication of whole numbers

• Division of decimals

• Addition of fractions

• Rounding decimal numbers to the nearest hundredths

What is the purpose of rounding numbers?

• To increase the value of numbers

• To change numbers to a simpler form with the same value

• To decrease the value of numbers

• To make calculations more complex

Which place value do you look at when rounding to the nearest hundredths?

• Tenths place

• Hundredths place

• Ones place

• Thousandths place

If the digit in the thousandths place is 5 or more, what should you do?

• Add one to the hundredths place

• Subtract one from the hundredths place

• Multiply the hundredths place by two

• Leave the hundredths place unchanged

Round 34.237 to the nearest hundredths.

• 34.20

• 34.23

• 34.24

• 34.25

In the number 45.623, which digit is in the thousandths place?

• 5

• 3

• 6

• 2

Round 45.623 to the nearest hundredths.

• 45.63

• 45.62

• 45.60

• 45.61

What should you do if the digit in the thousandths place is less than 5?

• Multiply the hundredths place by two

• Subtract one from the hundredths place

• Add one to the hundredths place

• Write the decimal as it is

Round 234.465 to the nearest hundredths.

• 234.46

• 234.47

• 234.48

• 234.45

In the number 345.2, what is the digit in the thousandths place?

• 4

• 0

• 2

• 5