Decimal Place Value Quiz

Grade 5 · Math · Quiz

Challenge yourself with questions about reading, writing, and comparing decimals.

Questions

In 5.308, which digit is in the hundredths place?
1. 5
2. 3
3. 0
4. 8
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Answer: 0
After the decimal: 3 is tenths, 0 is hundredths, 8 is thousandths.
How do you read 7.25?
1. Seven point twenty-five
2. Seven and two-five tenths
3. Seven and twenty-five hundredths
4. Seventy-two point five
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Answer: Seven and twenty-five hundredths
Say the whole number, 'and' for the decimal point, then the fraction part with its place name.
Which number is least? 1.2, 1.19, 1.201, 1.21
1. 1.2
2. 1.19
3. 1.201
4. 1.21
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Answer: 1.19
1.19 = 1.190, which is less than 1.200. Comparing hundredths: 9 < 20.
What is the place value of 5 in 0.054?
1. Tenths
2. Hundredths
3. Thousandths
4. Ones
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Answer: Hundredths
After the decimal: 0 is tenths, 5 is hundredths, 4 is thousandths.
Write 'nine thousandths' as a decimal.
1. 9.000
2. 0.9
3. 0.09
4. 0.009
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Answer: 0.009
Nine thousandths = 9/1000 = 0.009 (zeros hold the tenths and hundredths places).
What is the value of 4 in 2.304? ___
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Answer: 4 thousandths
After decimal: 3=tenths, 0=hundredths, 4=thousandths.
Order from least to greatest: 0.5, 0.52, 0.509: ___
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Answer: 0.5, 0.509, 0.52
0.500 < 0.509 < 0.520 when aligned to thousandths.
Which decimal equals 47/100?
1. 4.7
2. 0.047
3. 0.47
4. 47.0
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Answer: 0.47
47/100 means 47 hundredths = 0.47.
What is 3 tenths + 5 thousandths written as a decimal?
1. 3.5
2. 0.305
3. 0.35
4. 3.05
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Answer: 0.305
3 tenths = 0.3, 5 thousandths = 0.005. Together: 0.300 + 0.005 = 0.305.
Round 4.567 to the nearest hundredth.
1. 4.5
2. 4.56
3. 4.57
4. 4.6
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Answer: 4.57
Look at the thousandths digit (7). Since 7 >= 5, round up the hundredths: 6 becomes 7. Answer: 4.57.

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