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

Q 2: The word 'percent' means _______.
one dollar each
100 cents
out of each hundred; per hundred
every cent counts

Q 3: How do you read the decimal 0.5672?
zero point 5 thousand 6 hundred and 72
point five six seven two
point five thousand six hundred and seventy two

Q 4: 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 least number is always to the right.
The biggest number always comes first.
The order of numbers does not matter.

Q 5: Why is it important to learn about decimals?
Decimals will be useful if you plan to study engineering.
Decimals explain why fractions are so hard.
Decimals are in textbook.
Decimals are used in everyday life.

Q 6: 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.
4.329
4.239
3.429
4.923

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

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