MathsFreePrintable

Decimal Zeros Worksheet

A free maths worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.

Download now

Name:Date:

Decimal Zeros Worksheet

Explore how zeros at the end of a decimal affect its value and what they can tell us about measurement precision.

Choose the best answer

1.Which number has the same value as 6.3?

6.03
6.30
6.33
6.003

2.A length is recorded as 18.70 cm. What does writing two decimal places show about the recorded measurement?

It was recorded to the nearest 0.01 cm
It is 18 cm and 70 tenths
The final zero makes the length greater
The measurement must be incorrect

3.Which statement about trailing zeros is correct?

2.9, 2.90 and 2.900 have the same value
2.09 is equal to 2.9
A zero at the end always increases a decimal's value
2.9 and 2.90 have different values

4.A cook measures 1.25 L of milk. Why might the cook record 1.25 rather than 1.3?

To record the measurement to the nearest 0.01 L
To make the amount seem larger
Because 1.25 and 1.3 are always equal
Because decimals cannot end in zero

Complete and compare

5.Write two equivalent decimals to complete the pattern: 4.6 = 4. = 4..

6.Complete the equivalent decimal: 8.40 = 8..

7.Complete both blanks so all three decimals have the same value: 12.500 = 12.5 = 12..

8.For each number, say whether its final zero changes the number's value: 9.20, 9.02, 9.200 and 9.020.

9.A scale reading is written as 31.00 kg. To what place value was the reading recorded?

Show what you understand

10.Leah says 7.4 and 7.40 have the same value. Kai says 7.40 shows the measurement was recorded to a finer place value. Explain why both statements can be correct.

11.A swimming pool is measured as 10.00 m. Give one situation where recording two decimal places could be useful, and explain what the zeros communicate.

12.A shop label shows $5.60. Explain why Australian prices are commonly written with two digits after the decimal point, and state whether $5.60 and $5.6 have the same numerical value.

13.The number line marks the position of 3.2. Add a second label at the same position for an equivalent decimal with one trailing zero.