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Prealgebra

Julie Miller, Molly O’Neill, Nancy Hyde

Chapter 5

Decimals - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

Decimal Notation and Rounding

01:39

Problem 1

Define the key terms.
a. Decimal fraction
b. Decimal notation

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Problem 2

State the first five place positions to the right of the decimal point in order from left to right.

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Problem 3

For Exercises $3-10$, expand the powers of 10 or $\frac{1}{10}$.
$$10^{2}$$

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Problem 4

Expand the powers of 10 or $\frac{1}{10}$.
$$10^{3}$$

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Problem 5

Expand the powers of 10 or $\frac{1}{10}$.
$$10^{4}$$

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Problem 6

Expand the powers of 10 or $\frac{1}{10}$.
$$10^{5}$$

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Problem 7

Expand the powers of 10 or $\frac{1}{10}$.
$$\left(\frac{1}{10}\right)^{2}$$

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Problem 8

Expand the powers of 10 or $\frac{1}{10}$.
$$\left(\frac{1}{10}\right)^{3}$$

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Problem 9

Expand the powers of 10 or $\frac{1}{10}$.
$$\left(\frac{1}{10}\right)^{4}$$

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Problem 10

Expand the powers of 10 or $\frac{1}{10}$.
$$\left(\frac{1}{10}\right)^{5}$$

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00:27

Problem 11

For Exercises 11–22, identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$3. {\underline{9}}83$$

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Problem 12

Identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$34.8{\underline{2}}$$

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Problem 13

Identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$440.3{\underline{9}}$$

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Problem 14

Identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$2{\underline{4}}8.94$$

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Problem 15

Identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$4{\underline{8}}9.02$$

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Problem 16

Identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$4.092{\underline{8}}4$$

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Problem 17

Identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$-9.283{\underline{4}}5$$

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Problem 18

Identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$-0.32{\underline{1}}$$

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Problem 19

Identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$0.48{\underline{9}}$$

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Problem 20

Identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$5{\underline{8}}.211$$

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Problem 21

Identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$-9 \underline{3} .834$$

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Problem 22

Identify the place value of each underlined digit. (See Example 1.)
$$-5.00000\underline{1}$$

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Problem 23

For Exercises 23–30, write the word name for each decimal fraction.
$$\frac{9}{10}$$

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Problem 24

Write the word name for each decimal fraction.
$$\frac{7}{10}$$

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Problem 25

Write the word name for each decimal fraction.
$$\frac{23}{100}$$

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Problem 26

Write the word name for each decimal fraction.
$$\frac{19}{100}$$

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Problem 27

Write the word name for each decimal fraction.
$$-\frac{33}{1000}$$

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Problem 28

Write the word name for each decimal fraction.
$$-\frac{51}{1000}$$

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Problem 29

Write the word name for each decimal fraction.
$$\frac{407}{10,000}$$

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Problem 30

Write the word name for each decimal fraction.
$$\frac{20}{10,000}$$

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Problem 31

For Exercises 31–38, write the word name for the decimal. (See Example 2.)
$$3.24$$

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Problem 32

Write the word name for the decimal. (See Example 2.)
$$4.26$$

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Problem 33

Write the word name for the decimal. (See Example 2.)
$$-5.9$$

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Problem 34

Write the word name for the decimal. (See Example 2.)
$$-3.4$$

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Problem 35

Write the word name for the decimal. (See Example 2.)
$$52.3$$

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Problem 36

Write the word name for the decimal. (See Example 2.)
$$21.5$$

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Problem 37

Write the word name for the decimal. (See Example 2.)
$$6.219$$

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Problem 38

Write the word name for the decimal. (See Example 2.)
$$7.338$$

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Problem 39

For Exercises 39–44, write the word name as a numeral. (See Example 3.)
Negative eight thousand, four hundred seventy-two and fourteen thousandths

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Problem 40

Write the word name as a numeral. (See Example 3.)
Negative sixty thousand, twenty-five and four hundred one ten-thousandths

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Problem 41

Write the word name as a numeral. (See Example 3.)
Seven hundred and seven hundredths

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Problem 42

Write the word name as a numeral. (See Example 3.)
Nine thousand and nine thousandths

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Problem 43

Write the word name as a numeral. (See Example 3.)
Negative two million, four hundred sixty-nine thousand and five hundred six thousandths

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Problem 44

Write the word name as a numeral. (See Example 3.)
Negative eighty-two million, six hundred fourteen and ninety-seven ten-thousandths

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Problem 45

For Exercises 45–56, write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$3.7$$

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Problem 46

Write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$1.9$$

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Problem 47

Write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$2.8$$

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Problem 48

Write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$4.2$$

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Problem 49

Write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$0.25$$

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Problem 50

Write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$0.75$$

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Problem 51

Write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$-0.55$$

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Problem 52

Write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$-0.45$$

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Problem 53

Write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$20.812$$

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Problem 54

Write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$32.905$$

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Problem 55

Write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$-15.0005$$

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Problem 56

Write the decimal as a proper fraction or as a mixed number and simplify. (See Example 4.)
$$-4.0015$$

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00:38

Problem 57

For Exercises 57–64, write the decimal as an improper fraction and simplify. (See Example 5.)
$$8.4$$

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Problem 58

Write the decimal as an improper fraction and simplify. (See Example 5.)
$$2.5$$

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Problem 59

Write the decimal as an improper fraction and simplify. (See Example 5.)
$$3.14$$

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Problem 60

Write the decimal as an improper fraction and simplify. (See Example 5.)
$$5.65$$

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Problem 61

Write the decimal as an improper fraction and simplify. (See Example 5.)
$$-23.5$$

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Problem 62

Write the decimal as an improper fraction and simplify. (See Example 5.)
$$-14.6$$

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Problem 63

Write the decimal as an improper fraction and simplify. (See Example 5.)
$$11.91$$

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Problem 64

Write the decimal as an improper fraction and simplify. (See Example 5.)
$$21.33$$

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Problem 65

For Exercises 65–72, fill in the blank with $<$ or $>$ . (See Examples 6–7.)
$$6.312 \square 6.321$$

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Problem 66

Fill in the blank with $<$ or $>$ . (See Examples 6–7.)
$$8.503 \square 8.530$$

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Problem 67

Fill in the blank with $<$ or $>$ . (See Examples 6–7.)
$$11.21 \square 11.2099$$

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Problem 68

Fill in the blank with $<$ or $>$ . (See Examples 6–7.)
$$10.51 \square 10.5098$$

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Problem 69

Fill in the blank with $<$ or $>$ . (See Examples 6–7.)
$$-0.762 \square -0.76$$

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Problem 70

Fill in the blank with $<$ or $>$ . (See Examples 6–7.)
$$-0.1291 \square -0.129$$

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Problem 71

Fill in the blank with $<$ or $>$ . (See Examples 6–7.)
$$-51.72 \square -51.721$$

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Problem 72

Fill in the blank with $<$ or $>$ . (See Examples 6–7.)
$$-49.06 \square -49.062$$

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01:59

Problem 73

Which number is between 3.12 and 3.13? Circle all that apply.
a. 3.127
b. 3.129
c. 3.134
d. 3.139

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Problem 74

Which number is between 42.73 and 42.86? Circle all that apply.
a. 42.81
b. 42.64
c. 42.79
d. 42.85

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Problem 75

The batting averages for five legends are given in the table. Rank the players' batting averages from lowest to highest. (Source: Baseball Almanac)
$$\begin{array}{|l|l|}
\hline \text { Player } & \text { Average } \\
\hline \text { Joe Jackson } & 0.3558 \\
\hline \text { Ty Cobb } & 0.3664 \\
\hline \text { Lefty O'Doul } & 0.3493 \\
\hline \text { Ted Williams } & 0.3444 \\
\hline \text { Rogers Hornsby } & 0.3585 \\ \hline
\end{array}$$

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Problem 76

The average speed, in miles per hour (mph), of the Daytona 500 for selected years is given in the table. Rank the speeds from slowest to fastest. (Source: NASCAR)
$$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|} \hline
\text { Year } & \text { Driver } & \text { Speed (mph) } \\
\hline 1989 & \text { Darrell Waltrip } & 148.466 \\
\hline 1991 & \text { Ernie Irvan } & 148.148 \\
\hline 1997 & \text { Jeff Gordon } & 148.295 \\
\hline 2007 & \text { Kevin Harvick } & 149.333 \\ \hline
\end{array}$$

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Problem 77

The numbers given all have equivalent value. However, suppose they represent measured values from a scale. Explain the difference in the interpretation of these numbers.
$$0.25, \quad 0.250, \quad 0.2500, \quad 0.25000$$

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Problem 78

Which number properly represents 3.499999 rounded to the thousandths place?
a. 3.500
b. 3.5
c. 3.500000
d. 3.499

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Problem 79

Which value is rounded to the nearest tenth, 7.1 or 7.10?

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Problem 80

Which value is rounded to the nearest hundredth, 34.50 or 34.5?

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Problem 81

For Exercises 81–92, round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$49.943 ;$ tenths

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Problem 82

Round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$12.7483 ;$ tenths

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Problem 83

Round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$33.416 ;$ hundredths

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Problem 84

Round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$4.359 ;$ hundredths

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Problem 85

Round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$-9.0955 ;$ thousandths

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Problem 86

Round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$-2.9592 ;$ thousandths

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Problem 87

Round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$21.0239 ;$ tenths

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Problem 88

Round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$16.804 ;$ hundredths

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Problem 89

Round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$6.9995 ;$ thousandths

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Problem 90

Round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$21.9997 ;$ thousandths

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Problem 91

Round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$0.0079499 ;$ ten-thousandths

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Problem 92

Round the decimals to the indicated place values. (See Examples 8–9.)
$0.00084985 ;$ ten-thousandths

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Problem 93

A snail moves at a rate of about 0.00362005 miles per hour. Round the decimal value to the ten-thousandths
place.

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02:42

Problem 94

For Exercises 94–97, round the number to the indicated place value.
$$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline &
\text { Number } & \text { Hundreds } & \text { Tens } & \text { Tenths } & \text { Hundredths } & \text { Thousandths } \\
\hline & 349.2395 & & & & & \\
\hline& {} & & & & & \\
\hline & {} & & & & & \\
\hline & {} & & & & & \\
\hline
\end{array}$$

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Problem 95

Round the number to the indicated place value.
$$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline &
\text { Number } & \text { Hundreds } & \text { Tens } & \text { Tenths } & \text { Hundredths } & \text { Thousandths } \\
\hline& 971.0948 & & & & & \\
\hline & {} & & & & & \\
\hline & {} & & & & & \\
\hline
\end{array}$$

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02:10

Problem 96

Round the number to the indicated place value.
$$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline &
\text { Number } & \text { Hundreds } & \text { Tens } & \text { Tenths } & \text { Hundredths } & \text { Thousandths } \\
\hline & 79.0046 & & & & & \\
\hline & {} & & & & & \\
\hline
\end{array}$$

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Problem 97

Round the number to the indicated place value.
$$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline &
\text { Number } & \text { Hundreds } & \text { Tens } & \text { Tenths } & \text { Hundredths } & \text { Thousandths } \\
\hline & 21.9754 & & & & & \\
\hline & {} & & & & & \\
\hline
\end{array}$$

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Problem 98

What is the least number with three places to the right of the decimal that can be created with the digits 2, 9, and 7? Assume that the digits cannot be repeated.

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Problem 99

What is the greatest number with three places to the right of the decimal that can be created from the digits 2, 9, and 7? Assume that the digits cannot be repeated.

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