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Exploring Decimals and Tenths

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Exploring Decimals and Tenths

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📊 Part 1: Understanding Decimals and Tenths

1. Fill in the blanks to complete the decimal patterns:

a) 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, _____, _____, 0.6

b) 0.5, 0.6, _____, 0.8, _____, 1.0

2. Convert these decimals to fractions:

a) 0.3 = _____/10

b) 0.7 = _____/10

c) 0.9 = _____/10

3. Which decimal is larger? Circle your answer:

a)

0.4 or
0.6

b)

0.8 or
0.3

c)

0.5 or
0.2

4. Order these decimals from smallest to largest:

0.6, 0.2, 0.9, 0.1, 0.5

🎯 Part 2: Decimal Applications

5. Sarah ran 0.8 kilometres and Tom ran 0.5 kilometres. Who ran further and by how much?
6. Complete the number line by filling in the missing decimals:

0 _____ 0.2 _____ _____ 0.5 _____ 0.7 _____ _____ 1.0

7. True or False? Circle your answers:

a) 0.4 = 4/10

True
False

b) 0.7 is greater than 0.9

True
False

c) 0.1 + 0.3 = 0.4

True
False

⭐ Part 3: Extension Challenge (Thousandths)

8. Challenge: Write these thousandths as decimals:

a) Five thousandths = 0.____

b) Twenty-three thousandths = 0.____

c) One hundred and fifty thousandths = 0.____

9. Order from smallest to largest:

0.125, 0.025, 0.250, 0.075

10. Explain in your own words: What is the difference between tenths and thousandths?

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