Question

Decimal skill pratice

1) A big-bend gecko is 16.8 centimeters long. A yellow-headed gecko is 8.9 centimeters long. How much longer is the big-bend gecko?
2) A gray-banded kingsnake is 120.7 centimeters long. A common kingsnake is 208.3 centimeters long. How much longer is the common kingsnake?
3) A green water snake is 187.75 centimeters long. A plain-bellied water snake is 157.5 centimeters long. How much shorter is the plain-bellied water snake?
4) A tiger rattlesnake is 91.39 centimeters long. A Mojave rattlesnake is 129.5 centimeters long. What is their combined length?
5) One Western rattlesnake is 162.6 centimeters long. Another of the same species is 41.66 centimeters long. What is their combined length?
6) One brown water snake is 175.3 centimeters long, another is 71.23 centimeters long, and a third is 101.333 centimeters long. What is the total length of the three snakes?
7) An Eastern hognose snake is 114.49 centimeters long. A western hognose snake is 89.5 centimeters long. What is the difference in length?
8) A many-lined skunk is 19.399 centimeters long. A prairie skunk is 20.6 centimeters long. What is the difference in length?
9) A racerunner is 26.7 centimeters long. A New Mexican whiptail is 30.199 centimeters long. What is their combined length?
10) One Western fence lizard is 15.222 centimeters long. Another is 23.444 centimeters long. A third lizard is 20.997 centimeters long. What is their total length

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. The big-bend gecko is longer by 7.9 centimeters (16.8 - 8.9 = 7.9).

2. The common kingsnake is longer by 87.6 centimeters (208.3 - 120.7 = 87.6).

3. The plain-bellied water snake is shorter by 30.25 centimeters (187.75 - 157.5 = 30.25).

4. The combined length of the tiger rattlesnake and Mojave rattlesnake is 220.89 centimeters (91.39 + 129.5 = 220.89).

5. The combined length of the two Western rattlesnakes is 204.26 centimeters (162.6 + 41.66 = 204.26).

6. The total length of the three brown water snakes is 347.863 centimeters (175.3 + 71.23 + 101.333 = 347.863).

7. The difference in length between the Eastern hognose snake and the Western hognose snake is 24.99 centimeters (114.49 - 89.5 = 24.99).

8. The difference in length between the many-lined skunk and the prairie skunk is 1.201 centimeters (20.6 - 19.399 = 1.201).

9. The combined length of the racerunner and the New Mexican whiptail is 56.899 centimeters (26.7 + 30.199 = 56.899).

10. The total length of the three Western fence lizards is 59.663 centimeters (15.222 + 23.444 + 20.997 = 59.663).