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Chapter 13

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
What is each fraction written as a decimal?
 

 1. 
three-tenths
a.
0.3
c.
30.0
b.
30
d.
3.0
 
 
Solve. Use the act it out strategy.
 

 2. 
A bicycle race is 100 miles long. A cyclist rides 35 miles the first day and 50 miles the second day. What is the total number of miles the cyclist has completed in decimal form?
a.
85.0
c.
0.85
b.
8.5
d.
0.085
 

 3. 
Pam puts 3 dimes in an empty jar. Her sister takes out a dime and puts in a nickel. Then Pam puts in 3 nickels. Pam’s sister takes 2 nickels and puts in 5 pennies. How much money is there in the jar?
a.
35¢
c.
40¢
b.
30¢
d.
45¢
 

 4. 
José buys 10 items at the supermarket. The cashier has scanned 3 items. What fraction tells the number of items the cashier still needs to scan?
a.
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c.
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b.
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d.
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 5. 
Ellen buys a small toy that costs 65¢. She gives the cashier a one-dollar bill. What decimal tells the amount of money the cashier gives Ellen as change? Hint: There are 100¢ in 1 dollar.
a.
0.65
c.
0.45
b.
0.35
d.
0.25
 

Short Answer
 
 
Solve. Write each answer as a fraction.
 

 6. 
Liz needs three-tenths of a cup of water and two-tenths of a cup of vinegar for a science experiment. Does Liz need more water or more vinegar? Compare each fraction using <, >, or =.
 

 7. 
Seven-tenths of the skiers rode the snow trails within fifteen minutes. Write the number of skiers who finished within fifteen minutes and the skiers who did not finish within fifteen minutes as a fraction. Compare the fractions.
 

 8. 
Scott scored two-tenths of the points. Tess scored 0.5 of the points, and Moon scored sa008-1.jpg of the points. Who scored the most points? Who scored the least number of points? Compare the numbers as fractions using <, >, or =.
 
 
Use the chart to solve.

Swimming as a Favorite Hobby
Grade 1
0.6
Grade 2
0.3
Grade 3
0.8
Grade 4
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 9. 
Ten students from each grade were asked if swimming is their favorite hobby. The chart shows their responses. Which two grades have the same number of students whose favorite hobby is swimming? Compare the numbers as decimals using <, >, or =.
 

 10. 
Ten students from each grade were asked if swimming is their favorite hobby. The chart shows their responses. How many more third graders than second graders said swimming is their favorite hobby? Compare the numbers as fractions using <, >, or =.
 



 
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