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Decimal Place Value Practice

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Decimal Place Value Practice

Read each question carefully. Show working where asked. Use a decimal point in every decimal answer.

Decimal place value

1.Which decimal shows six tenths?
  • 0.06
  • 0.6
  • 6.0
  • 0.006
2.In 0.83, which digit is in the tenths place?
  • 3
  • 8
  • 0
  • 83
3.In 0.609, which digit is in the thousandths place?
  • 6
  • 0
  • 9
  • 609
4.Which decimal represents three hundred and forty-two thousandths?
  • 3.42
  • 0.342
  • 0.0342
  • 342.0
5.Complete the place-value chart for 0.572.

Tenths

Hundredths

Thousandths

Fractions and decimals

6.Write 9/20 as a decimal. Show how you worked it out.
7.Write each fraction as a decimal: a) 4/10 b) 7/100 c) 6/1000 d) 3/25.
8.Write each decimal in words: a) 0.38 b) 0.07 c) 0.604.
9.Match each decimal to its equivalent fraction.
  • 0.5
  • 0.25
  • 0.75
  • 0.04
  • 25/100
  • 4/100
  • 75/100
  • 5/10

Compare and use decimals

10.Write <, > or = in the box to make the comparison true: 0.426 □ 0.462.
11.A bottle holds 1.8 L of juice. Hudson pours out 0.65 L. How much juice remains?
12.A length of wire is 0.7 m long. How many tenths of a metre is that? Write the amount as a decimal and as a number of tenths.
13.A shop sells fabric for $8.40 per metre. What is the cost of 2.5 metres? Show your calculation.
14.Explain briefly how the position of a digit after the decimal point affects its value. Use 0.6 and 0.06 in your explanation.

3 printable pages

  • Decimal place value practice with multiple-choice questions, a comparison number line and a fraction bar.

    Page 1

  • Writing decimals as fractions and words, with a place-value chart and matching activity.

    Page 2

  • Everyday decimal word problems involving litres, kilometres and Australian dollars.

    Page 3

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