Students correct three decimal errors — 0.7 called seven hundredths, 3/10 converted to 0.03, and 0.50 declared greater than 0.5. Part B has four fill-in-the-blank questions about the tenths and hundredths places in specific numbers and reading 0.25 aloud. Part C has two short-answer questions about why 0.4 and 0.40 are equal and how tenths and hundredths differ.
Correcting the most common decimal misconceptions builds a solid conceptual foundation before computation begins.
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Decimals and Place Value
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The decimal 0.7 means seven hundredths.
Rewrite: The decimal 0.7 means seven tenths.
2. Fix the sentence:
The fraction 310 written as a decimal is 0.03.
Rewrite: The fraction 310 written as a decimal is 0.3.
3. Fix the sentence:
0.50 is greater than 0.5 because 50 is more than 5.
Rewrite: 0.50 is equal to 0.5 because both represent five tenths.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In the number 4.63, the digit 6 is in the tenths place.
2. The fraction 910 written as a decimal is 0.9.
3. The decimal 0.25 is read as twenty-five hundredths.
4. One dime is worth $0.10 of a dollar.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Explain why 0.4 and 0.40 have the same value.
Both equal four tenths because adding a zero in the hundredths place does not change the value.
2. How is the tenths place different from the hundredths place?
The tenths place is the first digit after the decimal point and is worth 110, while the hundredths place is the second digit and is worth 1100.
Decimals and Place Value
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The decimal 0.7 means seven hundredths.
Rewrite: The decimal 0.7 means seven tenths.
2) Fix the sentence:
The fraction 3/10 written as a decimal is 0.03.
Rewrite: The fraction 3/10 written as a decimal is 0.3.
3) Fix the sentence:
0.50 is greater than 0.5 because 50 is more than 5.
Rewrite: 0.50 is equal to 0.5 because both represent five tenths.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) In the number 4.63, the digit 6 is in the tenths place.
2) The fraction 9/10 written as a decimal is 0.9.
3) The decimal 0.25 is read as twenty-five hundredths.
4) One dime is worth $0.10 of a dollar.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Explain why 0.4 and 0.40 have the same value.
Both equal four tenths because adding a zero in the hundredths place does not change the value.
2) How is the tenths place different from the hundredths place?
The tenths place is the first digit after the decimal point and is worth 1/10, while the hundredths place is the second digit and is worth 1/100.
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