Decimal Place Value Review

Mrs. Carol’s class collected 97.82 pounds of newspaper to recycle. Mr. Martinez collected 89.78 pounds of newspaper. Which statement describes the 7 in those numbers?

• the 7 in 89.78 is worth 1/10 of the 7 in 97.82

• the 7 in 89.78 is worth 10 times more than the 7 in 97.82

• the 7 in 89.78 is worth 1/100 of the 7 in 97.82

• the 7 in 89.78 is worth 100 times more than the 7 in 97.82

Linsey collected 78.12 pounds of cans to recycle. Abbey collected 78.5 pounds of cans to recycle. Which correctly compares the number of pounds the girls collected?

• 78.12 > 78.5

• 78.12 = 78.5

• 78.12 < 78.5

John has nine hundred fifty-seven and nine hundredths written out on a check. What number should he write to match the word form?

• 957.9

• 957.09

• 9.579

• 907.59

Alicia lives 0.045 kilometers from school. Jermaine lives 100 times farther from school. How far does Jermaine live from school?

• 4500

• 450

• 45

• 4.5

• 203.043

• 203.403

• 230.430

• 230.403

What place is the seven in?

5,897.3

• ones

• tens

• tenths

• oneths

Khalia goes and checks the amount of water in her rain gauge. She reads that there is 0.085 meters of water inside. She thinks reporting this reading in centimeters makes more sense. If one meter is equivalent to 100 centimeters, how many centimeters does the rain gauge currently have inside?

• 85 cm

• 0.85 cm

• .00085 cm

• 8.5 cm

The Sunnyside Elementary School Conservation Club collected 67.982 gallons of rainwater last month. Which shows that number in expanded form?

• (6 x 10) + (7 x 1) + (9 x .1) + (8 x .01) + (2 x .001)

• (6 x 100) + (7 x 1) + (9 x .1) + (8 x .001) + (2 x .001)

• (6 x 100) + (7 x 10) + (9 x .1) + (8 x .01) + (2 x .001)

• (6 x 10) + (7 x 1) + (9 x .01) + (8 x .01) + (2 x .001)

Which to the following numbers is NOT equivalent to 864.903?

• 800 + 60 + 4 + 0.9 + 0.003

• eight hundred sixty-four and nine hundred three thousandths

• (8 x 100) + (6 x 1) + (4 x 1) + (9 x 0.1) + (3 x 0.001)

How is the number 5 different in the numbers 52,127 and 5,478?

• the 5 in 5,478 is worth 10 times more than the 5 in 52,127

• the 5 in 5,478 is worth 10 times less than the 5 in 52,127

• the 5 in 5,478 is worth 100 times more than the 5 in 52,127

• the 5 in 5,478 is worth 100 times less than the 5 in 52,127