Bridges Unit 3 Decimals

Front

What does it mean to round a number to the nearest tenth?

Back

Rounding a number to the nearest tenth means adjusting the number to the closest value that has one digit after the decimal point.

Front

Round 43.098 to the nearest tenth.

Back

43.1

Front

What is the word form of the decimal number 7.89?

Back

seven and eighty-nine hundredths

Front

How do you express the decimal 1.863 as a base ten numeral?

Back

1.863

Front

What is the result of dividing 863 by 10?

Back

86.3

Front

What is a decimal?

Back

A decimal is a number that includes a decimal point, which separates the whole number part from the fractional part.

Front

What is the place value of the digit 8 in the number 7.89?

Back

The place value of 8 in 7.89 is in the hundredths place.

Front

How do you add decimals?

Back

To add decimals, align the numbers by the decimal point and add as you would whole numbers, placing the decimal point in the sum directly below the other decimal points.

Front

What is the value of 0.1863 in words?

Back

zero and one thousand eight hundred sixty-three ten-thousandths

Front

What is the difference between tenths and hundredths?

Back

Tenths are the first digit after the decimal point, while hundredths are the second digit after the decimal point.