Decimals Worksheet - Unit 3 Page 19

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St-Pierre-Jolys is a small town in Manitoba. Every August,
it is home to the Frog Follies frog-jumping contest.
The longest jump on record is 5.18 m.
® Rochelle entered 3 frogs into the Frog Follies.
The total distance the frogs travelled was 4.92 m.
About how far did each frog travel?
Divide: 4.92
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Rochelle used Base Ten Blocks to model 4.92.
Rochelle recorded her work:
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t
h
1
Rochelle arranged the ones blocks into 3 equal rows.
3 4
9
2
3
1
Each row has 1 one, with 1 one, 9 tenths, and 2 hundredths left over.
Rochelle traded 1 one for 10 tenths. Now there are 19 tenths.
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h
1
6
3 4
9
2
Rochelle arranged the 19 tenths among 3 groups. Each group has
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1 one and 6 tenths, with 1 tenth and 2 hundredths left over.
1
9
1
8
1
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t
h
1
6
4
Rochelle traded 1 tenth for 10 hundredths.
3 4
9
2
Now there are 12 hundredths.
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She shared the hundredths blocks equally among the 3 groups.
1
9
Each group has 4 hundredths.
1
8
1
2
Each group has 1 one,
1
2
6 tenths, and 4 hundredths.
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Unit 3 Lesson 5

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