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Reading, Writing, and Comparing Decimals
1. Which of the following has the least value? 2. Which number is equal to 5.70?
a. 25.09 a. 7.5
b. 25.101 b. 5.007
c. 25.007 c. 5.07
d. 25.1 d. 5.7
3. To make a miniature car, Breanna needed tires with 4. Destinee and Kori went on a hiking trip with some
a diameter between 0.385 inch and 0.391 inch. friends. Destinee hiked 7.25 miles and Kori hiked
Which of the following could be the size of a tire 7.5 miles. Which shows the correct way to
Breanna can use? compare how far Destinee and Kori hiked?
a. 0.375 inch a. 7.25 > 7.5
b. 1.385 inches b. 7.25 < 7.5
c. 0.392 inch c. 7.5 < 7.25
d. 0.388 inch d. 7.5 = 7.25
5. Four hundred sixty-nine and eight hundredths can 6. Which expression shows 40.54 in expanded form?
also be written as which of the following? a. (4×10)+ (5×0.1) + (4×0.01)
a. 460.908 b. (4×1)+ (5×10) + (4×100)
b. 460.98 c. (4×10)+(5×1)+ (4×100)
c. 469.08 d. (4×10)+(5×1)+ (4×10)
d. 469.800
7. Order the set of decimals from least to greatest. 8. Write two hundred thirty-six thousand and six
8, 8.6, 8.25, 7.807 hundred ten thousandths as a decimal.
a. 8.6, 8, 8.25, 7.807 a. 236,000.610
b. 7.807, 8.25, 8, 8.6 b. 236.610
c. 7.807, 8, 8.25, 8.6 c. 200,036.610
d. 8.6, 8.25, 8, 7.807 d. 236,610
9. An animation specialist replayed 79 of the 1,000 10. Dana was asked by her teacher to compare the
computer frames he created for a cartoon numbers 149.041 and 149.901. Which way is the
character. Write a decimal for the part of the correct way to compare these two numbers?
frames the animation specialist replayed. a. 149.041 > 149.901
a. 0.79 b. 149.041 = 149.901
b. 0.079 c. 149.901 < 149.041
c. 7.09 d. 149.901 > 149.041
d. 7900
11. Which number is greater than 7.391? 12. Find the standard decimal form of
3 × 0.1 + 7 × 0.01 .
a. 7.350
b. 7.295 a. 0.37
c. 7.389 b. 730
d. 7.421 c. 3.7
d. 0.307
13. What is the expanded form of 0.97? 14. Use >, <, or = to compare.
a. 8 × 1 + 7 × 0.1 + 5 × 0.01 12.160 12.16
b. 2 × 1 + 8 × 0.01 a. 12.160 = 12.16
b. 12.160 > 12.16
c. 6 × 1 + 1 × 0.1 + 9 × 0.01
c. 12.160 < 12.16
d. 9 × 0.1 + 7 × 0.01 d. None of the above
15. Write 14.849 in word form. 16. Write the following decimal in standard form:
a. eight hundred forty-nine thousandths eighteen and fifteen thousandths.
b. fourteen and eight hundred forty-nine a. 18.15
hundredths b. 18.015
c. fourteen and eight hundred forty-nine c. 18.005
thousandths d. 8.015
d. eight hundred forty-nine tenths
17. Which of these following three decimals is between 18. Mrs. Handy was working with a small group of
between 4.85 and 4.86 in order from least to students on comparing decimals. She asked the
greatest? students to write down a number between 9.054
a. 4.858, 4.857, 4.856 and 9.183. Kayla wrote 9.201. Jazz wrote 9.197.
Devin wrote 9.024 and Jordan wrote 9.095. Who
b. 4.857, 4.856, 4.858
wrote the number correctly?
c. 4.856, 4.857, 4.858
d. 4.845, 4.846, 4.847 a. Devin
b. Jazz
c. Kayla
d. Jordan
19. A librarian is returning library books to the shelf. 20. Mr. Washington's students competed during P.E. to
She uses the call numbers to determine where the see who could run the 50-yard dash the fastest.
books belong. She needs to place a book about The top 4 students are listed below. Which student
perennials with a call number of 635.93. Between in Mr. Washington's class ran the fastest?
which two call numbers should she place the book?
a. 635.8 and 635.9 Student Time (in seconds)
Javon - 7.408
b. 635.8 and 635.95
Jaden - 8.002
c. 635.935 and 635.94
Jeremika - 7.425
d. 635.99 and 636.0 A'Tiah - 8.174
a. Jeremika
b. A'Tiah
c. Javon
d. Jaden
