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MEAP Preparation - Grade 6 Mathematics
2.34 Decimal Vocabulary

  1. The places to the right of a decimal point are called decimal places.
  2. The decimal places starting from the left are read as tenths, hundreths, thousandths and so on.
  3. The decimal 20.56 is read as twenty point five six. (Note: It is not read as twenty point fifty six.)
Example: What is the value of 4 in 20.43?
4 is in the tenths place
Answer: 4 tenths

Directions: Answer the following questions. Also write atleast 10 examples of your own for decimal place value.

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MEAP Preparation - Grade 6 Mathematics
2.34 Decimal Vocabulary

Q 1: There is more than one way to write one tenth using numbers. Choose from the answers below
1/10, 0.01, 1%
1/100, 0.01, 0.1%
1/10, 0.1, 10%
1/10, 0.001, 1%

 Q 2: The value of 8 in the decimal number 0.08 is ____.
one eighth
eight hundred
eight thousandths
eight hundredths

Q 3: What is the correct mathematical way to say this number in words? 200.37
two hundred and thirty seven hundredths
two hundred point thirty seven
two two zeros point three seven
two hundred and thirty seven

 Q 4: How do you read the decimal 0.5672?
point five thousand six hundred and seventy two
zero point 5 thousand 6 hundred and 72
point five six seven two

Q 5: The places to the right of the decimal point are called _____.
decimal places
negative numbers
insignificant numbers
positive numbers

 Q 6: Number lines are a good model for ordering decimals. Choose the correct statement about number lines.
The order of numbers does not matter.
The largest number is always to the right.
The least number is always to the right.
The biggest number always comes first.

Q 7: How do you read the decimal 26.575?
Twenty six point five seven five
Two six point five hundred and seventy five
Two six point five seven five

 Q 8: The word 'percent' means _______.
out of each hundred; per hundred
one dollar each
100 cents
every cent counts

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