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Decimals to Thousandths Place

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Decimals to Thousandths Place

Decimals to Thousandths Place

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📊 Part 1: Understanding Place Value

1. Write the place value of the underlined digit in each decimal:

a) 2.473 = _______________

b) 0.085 = _______________

c) 1.264 = _______________

d) 3.592 = _______________

2. Write these decimals in expanded form:

a) 0.456 = ____ + ____ + ____

b) 2.738 = ____ + ____ + ____ + ____

c) 0.029 = ____ + ____

3. Circle the correct place value for each digit:

In the decimal 4.627, the digit 7 is in the:

tenths place

hundredths place

thousandths place

units place

🔢 Part 2: Comparing and Ordering Decimals

4. Use <, > or = to compare these decimals:

a) 0.456 _____ 0.465

b) 0.8 _____ 0.800

c) 1.234 _____ 1.243

d) 0.07 _____ 0.070

e) 2.591 _____ 2.6

5. Order these decimals from smallest to largest:

0.326, 0.32, 0.329, 0.3

Answer: _______, _______, _______, _______

6. Which decimal is the largest?

0.567

0.576

0.657

0.675

📏 Part 3: Number Line Activities

7. Mark the position of these decimals on the number line:

0.125, 0.375, 0.625, 0.875

8. What decimal is halfway between 0.4 and 0.5?
9. Which decimals would you find between 1.2 and 1.3? Check all that apply:

1.205

1.195

1.275

1.310

1.299

🌏 Part 4: Real-World Applications

10. A platypus weighs 1.708 kg. Round this weight to:

a) the nearest tenth: _______ kg

b) the nearest hundredth: _______ kg

11. Match each measurement with its correct decimal representation:
1. Five hundredths
2. Thirty-seven thousandths
3. Two and six tenths
4. Nine thousandths
A. 0.009
B. 2.6
C. 0.05
D. 0.037
12. A runner completes a race in 12.456 seconds. Another runner finishes in 12.465 seconds. Who won the race and by how much?

🧮 Part 5: Challenge Problems

13. Complete the pattern:

0.1, 0.01, 0.001, _______, _______

14. What happens when you multiply 0.456 by 10? By 100? By 1000?

0.456 × 10 = _______

0.456 × 100 = _______

0.456 × 1000 = _______

15. Write a decimal that is:

a) Greater than 0.5 but less than 0.51: _______

b) Between 2.34 and 2.35: _______

c) The smallest possible decimal using the digits 7, 2, and 9: _______

16. Explain in your own words why 0.5 is the same as 0.500:

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