Science Lab Beakers: Renaming and Adding Tenths and Hundredths
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Change tenths to hundredths, then add.
Tenths to Hundredths
Each tenth is the same as 10 hundredths. Write the missing numbers.
1.
Ana's beaker is marked in tenths of a liter. She pours in 4/10 of a liter of water.
4/10 = /100
2.
Mr. Okafor fills a flask with 7/10 of a liter of salt water.
7/10 = /100
3.
A test tube holds 50/100 of a liter of colored water. How many tenths of a liter is that?
/10 = 50/100
4.
Each lab group measures some vinegar. Match each amount in tenths to the same amount in hundredths.
5.
Which fraction is equal to 3/10?
Mixing in the Lab
Rename the tenths as hundredths. Then add.
6.
Leo pours 3/10 of a liter of red water and 45/100 of a liter of blue water into one big beaker. How much water is in the big beaker?
3/10 + 45/100 = /100 + 45/100 = /100 of a liter
7.
Grace scoops 6/10 of a kilogram of sand and 8/100 of a kilogram of small pebbles into a tray. How much do they weigh together?
6/10 + 8/100 = /100 of a kilogram
8.
Hiro measures 12/100 of a liter of lemon juice and 5/10 of a liter of water for a test.
12/100 + 5/10 = /100 of a liter
9.
On the lab scale, a rock weighs 2/10 of a kilogram and a seashell weighs 37/100 of a kilogram. How much do they weigh together?
2/10 + 37/100 = /100 of a kilogram
10.
The class needs exactly 80/100 of a liter of water for an experiment. Sort each pair of beakers by whether the two amounts add up to exactly 80/100 of a liter.
Lab Check
Find the mistake and explain your thinking.
11.
Mia adds 4/10 + 25/100 and writes 29/100. What mistake did she make?
12.
Deshawn pours 9/10 of a liter of water into a tank. Then he adds 6/100 of a liter more. Explain how to find the total, and write the sum as a fraction with denominator 100.