5.2 & 5.3 Comprehension Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Five identical strips are each 5.2 cm long. What is their combined length?
26 cm
10.2 cm
25.2 cm
260 cm
2. When each number is multiplied by 10, what do 5.2 and 5.3 become?
5.20 and 5.30
52 and 53
0.52 and 0.53
520 and 530
3. Which number completes the equation 5.3 − ___ = 5.2?
0.1
1
10.5
0.01
4. Which statement about adding trailing zeros is correct?
5.20 is greater than 5.2, while 5.30 equals 5.3
5.20 equals 5.2, and 5.30 equals 5.3
Both trailing zeros make the original numbers ten times larger
5.20 equals 5.2, but 5.30 is greater than 5.3
5. In the decimal 5.2, what value does the digit 2 represent?
Two ones
Two hundredths
Two tenths
Twenty ones
6. How are 5.2 and 5.3 ordered on a number line?
5.2 is to the right of 5.3
Both decimals occupy the same point
Their order depends on the scale used
5.2 is to the left of 5.3
7. Which number is exactly halfway between 5.2 and 5.3?
5.25
5.15
5.5
5.23
8. Which list orders the numbers from least to greatest?
5.2, 5.02, 5.3, 5.23
5.02, 5.2, 5.23, 5.3
5.3, 5.23, 5.2, 5.02
5.02, 5.23, 5.2, 5.3
9. What is the distance between 5.2 and 5.3 on a number line?
1
0.01
0.1
0.5
10. What happens when 5.2 and 5.3 are each rounded to the nearest whole number?
They round to 5 and 6, respectively
They both round to 6
They both round to 5
They round to 4 and 5, respectively
11. A student combines lengths of 5.2 meters and 5.3 meters. What is the total length?
10.05 meters
10.4 meters
10.6 meters
10.5 meters
12. Two measurements are 5.2 cm and 5.3 cm. What is their arithmetic mean?
5.05 cm
5.15 cm
5.5 cm
5.25 cm
13. One parcel weighs 5.2 kg and another weighs 5.3 kg. How much heavier is the second parcel?
0.01 kg
0.1 kg
1 kg
10.5 kg
14. A recipe requires 5.3 cups of liquid, but 5.2 cups have been added. How much more is needed?
0.1 cup
0.01 cup
0.5 cup
10.5 cups
15. Which fraction is exactly equal to 5.3?
5/3
53/100
53/1000
53/10
16. A number line marks every hundredth. How many equal intervals are there from 5.20 to 5.30?
1
20
10
100