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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.
Q 1: How do you read the decimal 0.5672?
zero point 5 thousand 6 hundred and 72
point five thousand six hundred and seventy two
point five six seven two

 Q 2: What is this number? It has a 3 in the tenths place, a 4 in the ones place, a 2 in the hundredths place and a 9 in the thousandths place.
3.429
4.923
4.239
4.329

Q 3: How do you read the decimal 26.575?
Twenty six point five seven five
Two six point five seven five
Two six point five hundred and seventy five

 Q 4: The value of 8 in the decimal number 0.08 is ____.
eight hundredths
eight thousandths
one eighth
eight hundred

Q 5: There is more than one way to write one tenth using numbers. Choose from the answers below
1/10, 0.01, 1%
1/10, 0.001, 1%
1/100, 0.01, 0.1%
1/10, 0.1, 10%

 Q 6: The places to the right of the decimal point are called _____.
decimal places
insignificant numbers
negative numbers
positive numbers

Q 7: What is the correct mathematical way to say this number in words? 200.37
two two zeros point three seven
two hundred and thirty seven
two hundred and thirty seven hundredths
two hundred point thirty seven

 Q 8: Number lines are a good model for ordering decimals. Choose the correct statement about number lines.
The largest number is always to the right.
The biggest number always comes first.
The order of numbers does not matter.
The least number is always to the right.

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