| Comparing decimal place value | |
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| Description | |
| Exercise Name: | Comparing decimal place value |
| Math Missions: | 4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, 5th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, Arithmetic essentials Math Mission, Pre-algebra Math Mission, Mathematics I Math Mission |
| Types of Problems: | 1 |
The Comparing decimal place value exercise appears under the 4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, 5th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, Arithmetic essentials Math Mission, Pre-algebra Math Mission and Mathematics I Math Mission. This exercise helps to clarify the idea of place value in numbers.
Types of Problems[]
There is one type of problem in this exercise:
- Select the answers: This problem has two number with an identical digit in different place values. The user is supposed to answer three questions by selecting the correct option from a drop-down menu.
Select the answers
Strategies[]
This exercise is easy to get accuracy badges once the user understands what they are asking for. The speed badges are medium-hard to get because the learner has to select options on different questions so the learner has to be fast with the mouse or tabbing.
- Find the number that is common and of interest, and count how many spots, this will help the learner get the first two answers.
- If the answer was that it was to the "left", then it is larger.
- If the answer was that it was to the "right", then it is as large.
- In other words, left larger, right smaller (fraction).
Real-life Applications[]
- Decimals appear in every-day media to display information to consumers.
- Decimals are very common in shopping. Price tags, food labels, and receipts all contain decimals.
- At gas pumps, decimals are used to show how much gas is pumped and much it costs per gallon.
- Place value is used for writing checks.
- A common example of place value is money (example: $1.69 means that there is 1 whole (dollar), 6 tenths (dimes), and 9 hundredths (pennies)).