Dividing by 10 and 100

Question 1

What is 4 ÷ 100? Choose the correct decimal answer and identify the place value of the digit 4.

Accepted Answer

0.04 – the digit 4 is in the hundredths place

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0.4 – the digit 4 is in the tenths place

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0.04 – the digit 4 is in the tenths place

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0.004 – the digit 4 is in the thousandths place

Question 2

Jenna has 4 dollars and wants to give an equal amount to each of her 100 friends. How much money does each friend receive? Write the answer as a decimal and tell the place value of the digit 4 in that decimal.

Accepted Answer

0.04, and the 4 is in the hundredths place.

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0.4, and the 4 is in the tenths place.

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0.04, and the 4 is in the tenths place.

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0.004, and the 4 is in the thousandths place.

Question 3

What is 37 ÷ 10, and which digit is the ones place and which is the tenths place?

Accepted Answer

3.7; the 3 is the ones digit and the 7 is the tenths digit.

Answer

3.7; the 3 is the tenths digit and the 7 is the ones digit.

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0.37; the 3 is the tenths digit and the 7 is the hundredths digit.

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37.0; the 3 is the tens digit and the 7 is the ones digit.

Try three questions

What is 4 ÷ 100? Choose the correct decimal answer and identify the place value of the digit 4.

Jenna has 4 dollars and wants to give an equal amount to each of her 100 friends. How much money does each friend receive? Write the answer as a decimal and tell the place value of the digit 4 in that decimal.

What is 37 ÷ 10, and which digit is the ones place and which is the tenths place?

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