Introduction to Decimals Exercises
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| Course: | [CB DRAFT] MA006: Foundations of Real World Math |
| Book: | Introduction to Decimals Exercises |
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| Date: | Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 3:20 PM |
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Introduction to Decimals 1
Problem Set 1
For problems 1-3, use the number \(2.947031586\).
- What digit is in the ten-thousandths place?
- What digit is in the tenths place?
- What digit is in the hundred-millionths place?
For problems 4-6, write each word statement as a decimal.
- Eight and seventeen hundredths.
- Two hundred fifty three ten-thousandths.
- Twelve and sixty one hundred-millionths.
Problem Set 2
For problems 1-3, use the number \(2.947031586\).
- What digit is in the millionths place?
- What digit is in the hundred-thousandths place?
- What digit is in the hundredths place?
- One hundred sixteen and one tenth.
- Seven hundred five millionths.
- Three and twenty one hundred-thousandths.
Problem Set 3
For problems 1-3, use the number \(2.947031586\).
- What digit is in the thousandths place?
- What digit is in the ten-millionths place?
- What digit is in the billionths place?
For problems 4-6, write each word statement as a decimal.
- Seven hundred eighty two thousandths.
- Seventy five and eight billionths.
- Four thousand twenty three ten-millionths.
Source: Algebra2Go, https://www.saddleback.edu/faculty/Lperez/Algebra2Go/prealgebra/decimals/introDeci1.html
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Answers
Problem Set 1
1. \(0\)
2. \(9\)
3. \(8\)
4. \(8.17\)
5. \(0.0253\)
6. \(12.00000061\)
Problem Set 2
1. \(1\)
2. \(3\)
3. \(4\)
4. \(116.1\)
5. \(0.000705\)
6. \(3.00021\)
Problem Set 3
1. \(7\)
2. \(5\)
3. \(6\)
4. \(0.782\)
5. \(75.000000008\)
6. \(0.0004023\)