Understanding Decimal Place Values

What is the essential question discussed in the introduction of the lesson?

• How to describe the relationship between two decimal place value positions

• How to multiply decimals

• How to add decimals

• How to convert fractions to decimals

Why is a 10 by 10 grid a useful model for representing decimals?

• It has 100 squares, useful for modeling tenths and hundredths

• It can only be used for whole numbers

• It is only used in advanced math

• It has 50 squares

What happens when you divide one hundredth into ten equal parts?

• You get one tenth

• You get one hundred

• You get one whole

• You get one thousandth

What is the decimal representation of one thousandth?

• 0.001

• 0.0001

• 0.01

• 0.1

In the base 10 system, how does each place value compare to the one to its left?

• It is 10 times smaller

• It is 100 times smaller

• It is 10 times greater

• It is 100 times greater

What is the relationship between tenths and hundredths?

• Tenths are 10 times greater than hundredths

• Hundredths are 10 times greater than tenths

• They are equal

• Tenths are 100 times greater than hundredths

How many tenths are needed to make one whole?

• 10 tenths

• 5 tenths

• 1 tenth

• 100 tenths

How does moving a decimal place to the right affect the number?

• The number becomes negative

• The number gets larger

• The number stays the same

• The number gets smaller

What is the pattern observed when moving one decimal place value to the left?

• The number gets larger

• The number gets smaller

• The number stays the same

• The number becomes a fraction

What is the decimal equivalent of three hundredths?

• 0.003

• 0.3

• 3.0

• 0.03