Naming and Comparing Decimals

Tammy, Kelley, and Jim love reading books. Tammy read 7.75 hours last month. Kelley read 7.69 hours. Jim read 7.075 hours. Who spent the most time reading?

• Tammy

• Jim

• Kelly

• Both Tammy and Jim

Mya cut three ribbons. One was 3.08 inches long, another was 3.18 inches long, and the third was 3.09 inches long. Put them in order from shortest to longest.

• 3.08, 3.18, 3.09

• 3.08, 3.09, 3.18

• 3.09, 3.18, 3.08

• 3.18, 3.09, 3.08

The completion times for three runners in a 100-yard dash are 9.75 seconds, 9.7 seconds, and 9.675 seconds. Which is the winning (fastest) time?

In a discus competition, an athlete threw the discus 63.37 meters, 62.95 meters, and 63.7 meters. Order the distances from least to greatest.

• 63.37, 62.95, 63.7

• 63.37, 63.7, 62.95

• 63.7, 63.37, 62.95

• 62.95, 63.37, 63.7

Jay, Alana, Evan, and Stacey work together to complete a science experiment. The table at the right shows the amount of liquid left in each of their beakers at the end of the experiment.

Whose beaker has the greatest amount of liquid left in it?

• Jay

• Alana

• Evan

• Stacey

Whose beaker has the least amount of liquid left in it?

• Jay

• Alana

• Evan

• Stacey

How do you say 0.28?

• zero

• twenty-eight

• two and eight tenths

• zero and twenty-eight-hundredths

How do you write thirty-five and one tenth?

• 35.1

• 35110

• 3510

• 35.01

How do you write 123.41?

• one hundred twenty-three and forty-one tenths

• one hundred twenty-three and forty-one hundredths

• one hundred twenty-three thousand forty-one

• twelve thousand three hundred forty-one

Name the decimal that is pictured: 

• 0.0

• 0.01

• 0.1

• 0.001