Name:
Thinking About Decimals
Color .4 of the image
Color .04 of the image
Color .44 of the image
Compare using <, >, and =.
.04 _______ .4
Color .9 of the image
.40 _______ .4
Color .99 of the image
.4 _______ .04
Color .09 of the image
Write the numbers 0.9, 0.99, and .09 in order from least to greatest.
__________ , __________ , __________ .
Jay estimates that a baseball weighs about .5 pounds. Shawna estimates that a baseball
weighs about .05 pounds.
Whose estimate is probably closest to the actual weight of the baseball? ________________
Explain your answer: __________________________________________________________________________
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ANSWER KEY
Thinking About Decimals
Color .4 of the image
Color .04 of the image
Color .44 of the image
Compare using <, >, and =.
< .4
.04 _______
Color .9 of the image
= .4
.40 _______
Color .99 of the image
> .04
.4 _______
Color .09 of the image
Write the numbers 0.9, 0.99, and .09 in order from least to greatest.
.09
0.9 , __________
0.99 .
__________
, __________
Jay estimates that a baseball weighs about .5 pounds. Shawna estimates that a baseball
weighs about .05 pounds.
Jay’s
Whose estimate is probably closest to the actual weight of the baseball? ________________
A baseball weighs about 5 ounces which is closer
Explain your answer: __________________________________________________________________________
to .5 pounds.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
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