Madeline drew a grid of 5 cells in a row. 4.88 4.86 4.84 4.82 Explain how you can use structure to find the missing decimal. (1 point) Responses Moving left to right, the whole number stays the same and the tenths decrease by 2. Moving left to right, the whole number stays the same and the tenths decrease by 2. Moving left to right, the whole number stays the same and the hundredths decrease by 1. Moving left to right, the whole number stays the same and the hundredths decrease by 1. Moving left to right, the whole number stays the same, the tenths decrease by 1, and the hundredths decrease by 2. Moving left to right, the whole number stays the same, the tenths decrease by 1, and the hundredths decrease by 2. Moving left to right, the whole number stays the same, the tenths stay the same, and the hundredths decrease by 2.

Answer 1

To find the missing decimal in the sequence 4.88, 4.86, 4.84, 4.82, you can observe the pattern in the structure of the decimals:

• The whole number (4) remains the same throughout all the decimal values.
• The tenths place (the first digit after the decimal point) remains constant at 8 for the first two values but does not affect the pattern of decrease in the overall sequence.
• The values are consistently decreasing by 0.02.

So, you can look at the hundredths place (the second digit after the decimal point). This explains the decrease as follows:

• 4.88 (8 in the hundredths place)
• 4.86 (6 in the hundredths place)
• 4.84 (4 in the hundredths place)
• 4.82 (2 in the hundredths place)

Thus, the appropriate response is: Moving left to right, the whole number stays the same, and the hundredths decrease by 2.

This pattern can help you predict the decimal sequence effectively. Hence, the next number in the sequence can be anticipated as 4.80, which follows the identified decrease of 0.02 from 4.82.