Unit 10 Contents

Comparing Decimals Using Hundredths

21. Jerome used a meterstick, skinnies, and bits to measure distances to the nearest hundredth of a meter. Write Jerome's measurements as decimal fractions.
1. 5 skinnies and 5 bits
2. 3 skinnies and 8 bits
3. 1 meterstick and 5 bits
4. 1 skinny and 5 bits
5. 15 bits
6. 40 skinnies
7. 5 bits
8. 2 skinnies and 20 bits
22. Look at your meterstick.

1. Where is one-half () meter? Write the distance as a decimal.
2. Where is one-fourth () meter? Write the distance as a decimal.
3. Where is three-fourths () meter? Write the distance as a decimal.
23. Use your work for Question 21 to make the number sentences true. Use <, >, or =.
1. 0.25
2. 0.25 0.1
3. 0.4   0.25
4. 0.5  
5. 0.5   0.12
6. 0.50 0.6
7. 0.75
8. 0.75 0.9
9. 0.5   0.75
24. Ana used metersticks to measure the distances shown on the metersticks below. Write each distance to the nearest hundredth of a meter.

25. Use your work for Question 24 to make the number sentences true.
1. 1.50 0.82
2. 0.08 0.82
3. 0.16 1.30
4. 1.08 1.50

The Using a Hundredths Chart pages in the Student Activity Guide provide practice with skip counting by hundredths.