Find the following values without a calculator.
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4)
- 5 tenths = _____
- 75 hundredths = _____
- 280 thousandths = _____
- 3 hundredths and 54 thousandths = _____
(a)
5 tenths
= 5 x 0.1
= 0.5
(b)
75 hundredths
= 75 x 0.01
= 0.75
(c)
280 thousandths
= 280 x 0.001
= 0.28
(d)
3 hundredths and 54 thousandths
= 3 x 0.01 + 54 x 0.001
= 0.03 + 0.054
= 0.084
Answer(s): 0.5, 0.75, 0.28, 0.084