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Decimal Place Value Practice
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Decimal Place Value Practice
Read each question carefully. For number-line questions, use the marked scale. Show your reasoning where asked.
Place value
Ones
Decimal point
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandths
1.What is the value of the digit 8 in 6.482?
- 8
- 0.8
- 0.08
- 0.008
2.What is the value of the digit 7 in 9.073?
3.Write 2.506 in words.
4.Write “seven and forty-two hundredths” as a decimal.
Compare and order decimals
5.Which number is greatest?
- 4.609
- 4.690
- 4.096
- 4.609
6.Put these decimals in order from least to greatest: 3.408, 3.084, 3.480, 3.804.
7.Choose the correct symbol to complete 5.370 ___ 5.37.
- <
- >
- =
8.Fill in the symbol <, > or =: 8.125 8.152.
9.Which number is closest to 2.4?
- 2.386
- 2.421
- 2.453
- 2.367
Decimals on a number line
10.The number line runs from 1.2 to 1.3 in steps of 0.01. Mark 1.26 on the line.
11.Explain why 4.572 lies between 4.57 and 4.58.
Decimals in everyday situations
12.Four swimmers finish a race in 18.306 s, 18.360 s, 18.263 s and 18.326 s. Which time is fastest?
13.Match each decimal with its word form. Use each word form once.
- 0.009
- 0.090
- 0.900
- Nine tenths
- Nine thousandths
- Nine hundredths
14.A wooden strip is 6.738 cm long. Round its length to the nearest hundredth of a centimetre.
15.Select every decimal that is more than 3.2 and less than 3.3.
- 3.198
- 3.205
- 3.290
- 3.300
- 3.251
Show your thinking
16.Use place value to explain why 0.08 is less than 0.8.
17.Write one decimal with three decimal places that is greater than 7.264 and less than 7.266.
18.Compare 5.418 and 5.481. State which is greater and explain how the digits help you decide.
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