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Decimal Place-Value Detective

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Decimal Place-Value Detective

🔎 Part 1: Investigate the Digits

Read each decimal. Write the place and value of the bold digit.

1. In 4.72, what is the place and value of the bold digit?
2. In 8.36, what is the place and value of the bold digit?
3. In 5.48, what is the place and value of the bold digit?
4. In 12.09, what is the place and value of the bold digit?

🧩 Part 2: Match the Decimal Clues

For each decimal, match it to its expanded form, word form, and place-value model. Write the correct letter beside each clue.

Decimals

5. 0.34: ______
6. 2.07: ______
7. 6.50: ______

Clues

A. six and five tenths; 6 ones, 5 tenths, 0 hundredths
B. thirty-four hundredths; 3 tenths and 4 hundredths
C. two and seven hundredths; 2 ones, 0 tenths, 7 hundredths
8. Write 9.42 in expanded form and word form.
9. Write “three and eight hundredths” as a decimal. Then describe its place-value model.

✏️ Part 3: Create a Decimal Riddle

Use tenths and hundredths to create a riddle for a partner. Include at least three clues, such as the number of tenths, the number of hundredths, or the expanded form.

10. My decimal riddle:

Partner’s answer: ____________________

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