Question

In a paper airplane contest, Marcel's paper airplane travel 3.345 meters. Salvador's plane travels 3.35 meters. Jennifer's plane travels 3.3 meters. Based on their measurements, whose plane traveled the farthest distance? Whos plane traveled the shortest distance? Explain your reasoning using a place value chart.

Answer 1

Farthest distance = Salvador's

Shortest distance = Jennifer's

Explanation:

Given the following :

Marcel's paper airplane = 3.345

Salvador's plane = 3.35 meters

Jennifer's plane = 3.3 meters

Unit = u

Tenth= te

Hundredth = hth

thousandth = th

__________u__te____hth____th

Marcel_____3__3_____4_____5

Salvador___ 3__3_____5_____0

Jennifer ___ 3__3_____0_____0

All inputs have the same unit and tenth value,

Hence, the input with the greatest hundredth value is largest and hence has the Farthest distance while the input with the least hundredth value will have the shortest distance.

Whose plane traveled the Farthest distance = Salvador (5 in hundredth place)

Whose plane traveled the shortest distance = Jennifer ( 0 in hundredth pace)