Basic Decimal Vocabulary

What is a decimal point?

• A number that tells you how many decimal places to use

• A dot that separates whole numbers from decimal parts

• A symbol that represents subtraction

• A type of fraction

What does aligning decimals mean?

• Writing decimals in any order

• Making sure the decimal points line up correctly before solving

• Rounding all decimals to the nearest whole number

• Ignoring the decimal point when adding

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

What is the sum of two numbers?

• The answer to a subtraction problem

• The answer to an addition problem

• The middle number in a decimal

• The number before the decimal point

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

In subtraction, what does difference mean?

• The number you start with

• The total after adding two numbers

• The answer to a subtraction problem

• The place where you put the decimal

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

What is place value?

• The position and worth of a digit in a number

• The total of two numbers added together

• The process of subtracting decimals

• The number of decimal places in a number

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3A

What is regrouping in subtraction?

• Writing numbers in a different order

• Borrowing from another place value to complete subtraction

• Rounding numbers before subtracting

• Skipping the decimal point when solving

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Where is the tenths place in a decimal?

• The first digit to the right of the decimal point

• The first digit to the left of the decimal point

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3A

Where is the tenths place in a decimal?

• The first digit to the right of the decimal point

• The last digit in a whole number

• The second digit after the decimal

• The second digit to the right of the decimal point

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3A

Where is the hundredths place in a decimal?

• The digit that appears only in whole numbers

• The second digit to the right of the decimal point

• The sum of two decimals

• The place where you start adding

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.3A

What is the first step when adding decimals?

• Ignore the decimal points

• Round the numbers before adding

• Align the decimal points

• Subtract instead of adding

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7