Practice Problems — Set 13
5.NBT.A.3 · Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths
Print and write your answers. Use diagrams to show thinking.
Warm-up
1. Talk through today's focus: Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths 2. Try one oral example together before writing. 3. Use the diagram to explain your thinking.
_See printable PDF for diagram._
Written practice
1. Write as a decimal: 6 tenths → ___ 2. Compare: 0.4 ___ 0.6 3. 0.5 + 0.2 = ___ 4. Place on number line: 0.5 5. 1/2 = 0.___ 6. Word problem: $2.13 + $1.4 = $___ 7. Explain your thinking for set 13 in one sentence. 8. Create your own problem for 5.NBT.A.3.
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More written practice
1. Apply Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths (item 9, set 13): show your work. ___ 2. Apply Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths (item 10, set 13): show your work. ___ 3. Apply Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths (item 11, set 13): show your work. ___ 4. Apply Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths (item 12, set 13): show your work. ___ 5. Apply Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths (item 13, set 13): show your work. ___ 6. Apply Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths (item 14, set 13): show your work. ___
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Patterns and rules
1. Each place is ten times the place to its right. 2. Compare from the largest place first. 3. Expanded form shows the value of each digit.
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Parent tip: Use base-ten blocks for tenths and hundredths