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Decimals Quiz

12 questions math Grades 7-8

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  1. When naming a decimal, what do you write for the decimal point?

    • "point"
    • "and"
    • "dot"
    • "zero"
    Reveal answer

    Answer: "and"

    Source evidence

    PDF page 194: Step 1. Name the number to the left of the decimal point. Step 2. Write ”and” for the decimal point. Step 3. Name the “number” part to the right of the decimal point as if it were a whole number. Step 4. Name the decimal place of the last digit.

  2. When translating a decimal in words, the word 'and' locates:

    • The place value
    • The decimal point
    • The whole number
    • The last digit
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The decimal point

    Source evidence

    PDF page 194: Step 1. Look for the word ‘and’—it locates the decimal point. Place a decimal point under the word ‘and.’ Translate the words before ‘and’ into the whole number and place it to the left of the decimal point. If there is no “and,” write a “0” with a decimal point to its right. Step 2. Mark the number of decimal places needed to the right of the decimal point by noting the place value indicated by the last word. Step 3. Translate the words after ‘and’ into the number to the right of the decimal point. Write the number in the spaces—putting the final digit in the last place. Step 4. Fill in zeros for place holders as needed.

  3. When rounding a decimal, the digit you examine is the one:

    • To the left of the place value
    • At the place value
    • Two places to the right
    • To the right of the place value
    Reveal answer

    Answer: To the right of the place value

    Source evidence

    PDF page 195: Step 1. Locate the given place value and mark it with an arrow. Step 2. Underline the digit to the right of the place value. Step 3. Is this digit greater than or equal to 5? Yes—add 1 to the digit in the given place value. No—do not change the digit in the given place value. Step 4. Rewrite the number, deleting all digits to the right of the rounding digit.

  4. After rounding a number, what do you do with digits to the right of the rounding digit?

    • Replace them with 5
    • Round each up
    • Delete them
    • Keep them
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Delete them

    Source evidence

    PDF page 195: Step 1. Locate the given place value and mark it with an arrow. Step 2. Underline the digit to the right of the place value. Step 3. Is this digit greater than or equal to 5? Yes—add 1 to the digit in the given place value. No—do not change the digit in the given place value. Step 4. Rewrite the number, deleting all digits to the right of the rounding digit.

  5. What is the first step when adding or subtracting decimals?

    • Add as whole numbers
    • Line up the decimal points vertically
    • Move the decimal point
    • Determine the sign
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Line up the decimal points vertically

    Source evidence

    PDF page 195: Step 1. Write the numbers so the decimal points line up vertically. Step 2. Use zeros as place holders, as needed. Step 3. Add or subtract the numbers as if they were whole numbers. Then place the decimal in the answer under the decimal points in the given numbers.

  6. When adding decimals, what may be used as place holders?

    • Negative signs
    • Zeros
    • Ones
    • Fives
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Zeros

    Source evidence

    PDF page 195: Step 1. Write the numbers so the decimal points line up vertically. Step 2. Use zeros as place holders, as needed. Step 3. Add or subtract the numbers as if they were whole numbers. Then place the decimal in the answer under the decimal points in the given numbers.

  7. What is the first step in multiplying decimals?

    • Place the decimal point
    • Determine the sign of the product
    • Line up decimal points
    • Multiply as whole numbers
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Determine the sign of the product

    Source evidence

    PDF page 195: Step 1. Determine the sign of the product. Step 2. Write in vertical format, lining up the numbers on the right. Multiply the numbers as if they were whole numbers, temporarily ignoring the decimal points. Step 3. Place the decimal point. The number of decimal places in the product is the sum of the decimal places in the factors. Step 4. Write the product with the appropriate sign.

  8. To multiply a decimal by a power of ten, move the decimal point:

    • Right by the number of zeros
    • Right by two places
    • Left by the number of zeros
    • Left by one place
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Right by the number of zeros

    Source evidence

    PDF page 195: Step 1. Move the decimal point to the right the same number of places as the number of zeros in the power of 10. Step 2. Add zeros at the end of the number as needed.

  9. What is the first step in dividing decimals?

    • Make the divisor a whole number
    • Divide the numbers
    • Place the decimal point
    • Determine the sign of the quotient
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Determine the sign of the quotient

    Source evidence

    PDF page 195: Step 1. Determine the sign of the quotient. Step 2. Make the divisor a whole number by “moving” the decimal point all the way to the right. “Move” the decimal point in the dividend the same number of places - adding zeros as needed. Step 3. Divide. Place the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend. Step 4. Write the quotient with the appropriate sign.

  10. When dividing decimals, you make the divisor a whole number by moving its decimal point:

    • One place right
    • Two places left
    • All the way to the right
    • All the way to the left
    Reveal answer

    Answer: All the way to the right

    Source evidence

    PDF page 195: Step 1. Determine the sign of the quotient. Step 2. Make the divisor a whole number by “moving” the decimal point all the way to the right. “Move” the decimal point in the dividend the same number of places - adding zeros as needed. Step 3. Divide. Place the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend. Step 4. Write the quotient with the appropriate sign.

  11. In decimal division, the decimal point in the quotient goes:

    • At the far right
    • Above the point in the dividend
    • Below the divisor
    • At the far left
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Above the point in the dividend

    Source evidence

    PDF page 195: Step 1. Determine the sign of the quotient. Step 2. Make the divisor a whole number by “moving” the decimal point all the way to the right. “Move” the decimal point in the dividend the same number of places - adding zeros as needed. Step 3. Divide. Place the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend. Step 4. Write the quotient with the appropriate sign.

  12. When converting a decimal to a fraction, the denominator is:

    • The place value of the final digit
    • The numbers to the right of the point
    • The whole number part
    • Always 100
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The place value of the final digit

    Source evidence

    PDF page 195: Step 1. Determine the place value of the final digit. Step 2. Write the fraction: numerator—the ‘numbers’ to the right of the decimal point; denominator—the place value corresponding to the final digit.

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