Solving Problems Involving Decimals Answers

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A diver descends to a depth of –25.6 feet relative to sea level. How many feet must the diver ascend to reach sea level?

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0.6 feet
B
25 feet
C
25.6 feet
D
256 feet
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Renaldo will write as a decimal. Which of the following methods should he use?

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Multiply the fraction by to get a denominator of 100 and then write the numerator as hundredths using a decimal point.
Option A
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Multiply the fraction by to get a denominator of 100 and then write the numerator as hundredths using a decimal point.
Option B
C
Multiply the fraction by to get a numerator of 100 and then write the denominator as hundredths using a decimal point.
Option C
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Multiply the fraction by 33.3 to get a numerator of 100 and then write the denominator as hundredths using a decimal point.
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Holly says 4.131131113... is a rational number. Which of the following best describes whether Holly is correct and why??

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Holly is correct. Repeating decimals are always rational numbers.
B
Holly is correct. The number is positive and all positive numbers are rational.
C
Holly is incorrect. The decimal does not terminate, so it cannot be a rational number.
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Holly is incorrect. The decimal part follows a pattern but does not actually repeat.
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A thermometer shows a temperature of degrees. A chemist recorded this temperature in her notebook using a decimal. Which number did the chemist write in the notebook?

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Negative 21.ModifyingAbove 4 with bar
Option A
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Negative 21.ModifyingAbove 3 with bar
Option B
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Negative 20.75
Option C
D
Negative 20.34
Option D
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Vanessa and Zack are playing a game where the player with the lower score wins. At the end of the game, Vanessa has a score of and Zack has a score of . Which statement explains who won?

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Comparing the decimal equivalents of their scores shows that Vanessa won because –3.625 is less than .
Option A
B
Comparing the decimal equivalents of their scores shows that Vanessa won because is less than –3.625.
Option B
C
Comparing the decimal equivalents of their scores shows that Zack won because –3.625 is less than .
Option C
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Comparing the decimal equivalents of their scores shows that Zack won because is less than –3.625.
Option D
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Which two points on the number line represent numbers that can be combined to make zero?

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B and D
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A and B
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C and D
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A and C
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George is comparing two different phones. The screen of phone A has a width of 5.3 cm. The width of the screen on phone B is cm. Which statement explains which phone has the wider screen?

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The screens have the same width.
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Screen A is wider, because .
Option B
C
Screen B is wider, because .
Option C
D
Screen B is wider, because .
Option D
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Which point on the number line could represent ?

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A
B
B
C
C
D
D
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Kailey correctly graphed the opposite of –3.3 on the number line. Which point could be the point Kailey graphed?

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A
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B
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C
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D
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A recipe shows that the yeast needed for a bread recipe is ounces. Which of the following decimals is equivalent to this number?

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2.13
Option A
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2.3
Option B
C
2.ModifyingAbove 3 with bar
Option C
D
3.2
Option D

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