Exploring Decimal Place Values and Expanded Form

1. Sarah bought 3.45 meters of ribbon. What is the expanded form of 3.45?

• 30 + 4 + 0.5

• 3 + 0.4 + 0.05

• 3 + 4 + 0.5

• 3 + 0.40 + 0.005

2. In a race, John finished in 2.7 seconds. What are the place values of the digits in 2.7?

• 2 (tenths), 0.7 (hundredths)

• 2 (ones), 0.7 (ones)

• 2 (units), 7 (units)

• 2 (units), 0.7 (tenths)

3. A bottle holds 1.25 liters of water. Write 1.25 in expanded form.

• 1 + 0.5

• 0.75 + 0.5

• 1.5 + 0.25

• 1 + 0.25

4. Emma has $4.56 in her piggy bank. What is the value of the digit 5 in the decimal 4.56?

• 5

• 0.5

• 0.05

• 0.55

5. A car travels 12.3 kilometers. What is the expanded form of 12.3?

• 12 + 3

• 12 + 0.3

• 10 + 2.3

• 12.0 + 0.3

6. The temperature is 7.89 degrees Celsius. What is the value of the digit 8 in 7.89?

• 8

• 0.08

• 0.88

• 0.8

7. A pizza costs $9.99. Write 9.99 in expanded form.

• 10.00 + 0.00 + -0.01

• 9.00 + 0.80 + 0.09

• 8.00 + 1.99 + 0.00

• 9.00 + 0.90 + 0.09

8. A book weighs 0.75 kilograms. What are the place values of the digits in 0.75?

• Tenths: 0.8, Hundredths: 0.01

• Tenths: 0.5, Hundredths: 0.10

• Tenths: 0.7, Hundredths: 0.05

• Tenths: 0.6, Hundredths: 0.04

9. Tim has 5.6 hours of homework. What is the expanded form of 5.6?

• 5.6 + 0.0

• 6 + 0.6

• 5.0 + 0.6

• 5 + 0.6

10. A toy costs $3.45. What is the value of the digit 4 in the decimal 3.45?

• 0.04

• 4

• 0.44

• 0.4